Plain Nightjar

Plain Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Swamp Nightjar
LC

Swamp Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus natalensis

<5% · Rare
Abyssinian Nightjar
LC

Abyssinian Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare
Sombre Nightjar
LC

Sombre Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fraenatus

<5% · Rare
Pennant-winged Nightjar
LC

Pennant-winged Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus vexillarius

<5% · Rare
Slender-tailed Nightjar
LC

Slender-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus clarus

Insufficient data
European Nightjar
LC

European Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus europaeus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

📊

Fewer than 5 records of Plain Nightjar at Masai Mara National Reserve — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
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