Lesser Nighthawk

Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas 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	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