Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Madidi National Park

Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park

Scissor-tailed Nightjar
LC

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Hydropsalis torquata

<5% · Rare
Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

10–20% · With luck
Ocellated Poorwill
LC

Ocellated Poorwill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
Silky-tailed Nightjar
LC

Silky-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Antrostomus sericocaudatus

<5% · Rare
Sand-colored Nighthawk
LC

Sand-colored Nighthawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chordeiles rupestris

<5% · Rare
Band-winged Nightjar
LC

Band-winged Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Systellura longirostris

<5% · Rare
Little Nightjar
LC

Little Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Setopagis parvula

<5% · Rare
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
LC

Lyre-tailed Nightjar

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uropsalis lyra

<5% · Rare
Rufous Nightjar
LC

Rufous Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus rufus

Insufficient data
Common Nighthawk
LC

Common Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles minor

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
0–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
5 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
8 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
10 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ladder-tailed Nightjar in Madidi National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Ladder-tailed Nightjar sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Ladder-tailed Nightjar in Madidi National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Ladder-tailed Nightjar in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.

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