Pennant-winged Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Mana Pools National 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	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
2	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
3	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
4	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
5	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
6	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
7	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
8	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
9	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
10	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
14	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
15	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
17	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	Insufficient data
19	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pennant-winged Nightjar in Mana Pools National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Pennant-winged Nightjar sighting in Mana Pools National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Pennant-winged Nightjar in Mana Pools National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Pennant-winged Nightjar in Mana Pools National Park in our monthly data.