Fiery-necked Nightjar

Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
2	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
3	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	10–20%
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
5	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
7	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
8	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
10	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
11	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
12	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
13	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
15	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
16	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
17	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	<5%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
19	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
20	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
21	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
22	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fiery-necked Nightjar in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Fiery-necked Nightjar sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 97 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fiery-necked Nightjar in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Fiery-necked Nightjar in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.