Square-tailed Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve

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	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
2	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	10–20%
3	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	10–20%
4	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	10–20%
5	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	0–10%
6	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
7	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
8	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
9	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
10	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
11	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
12	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
15	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
16	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
17	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
18	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
22	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
23	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
24	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
27	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
28	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
29	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Square-tailed Nightjar in Moremi Game Reserve?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Square-tailed Nightjar sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 39 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Square-tailed Nightjar in Moremi Game Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Square-tailed Nightjar in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.