Abyssinian Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Nairobi 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	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
6	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
8	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
9	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
12	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Abyssinian Nightjar in Nairobi National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Abyssinian Nightjar sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Abyssinian Nightjar in Nairobi National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Abyssinian Nightjar in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.