Sombre Nightjar

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

Plain Nightjar
LC

Plain Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Caprimulgus inornatus

Insufficient data
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
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

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sombre Nightjar in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Sombre Nightjar sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 14 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sombre Nightjar in Masai Mara National Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Sombre Nightjar in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.

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