Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusSetopagis (Small Neotropical Nightjars)
- SpeciesSetopagis parvula (Little Nightjar)
Closest Relatives at Madidi National Park
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis climacocerca
Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Silky-tailed Nightjar
Antrostomus sericocaudatus
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
Lyre-tailed Nightjar
Uropsalis lyra
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Little Nightjar in Madidi National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Little Nightjar sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Little Nightjar in Madidi National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Little Nightjar in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.