Lesser Nighthawk

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	10–20%
2	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
6	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
7	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
8	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
11	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
12	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
18	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
19	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
24	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
26	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
33	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
34	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
35	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
36	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
39	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
43	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
46	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
47	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	Insufficient data
48	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
49	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
51	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
53	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
54	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
55	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
56	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
57	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
59	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
60	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
61	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
62	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
63	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Nighthawk in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Lesser Nighthawk sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Lesser Nighthawk in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

February has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Nighthawk in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.