Fiery-necked Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare
Swamp Nightjar
LC

Swamp Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus natalensis

<5% · Rare
Pennant-winged Nightjar
LC

Pennant-winged Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus vexillarius

<5% · Rare
Plain Nightjar
LC

Plain Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Caprimulgus inornatus

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

Insufficient data
Long-tailed Nightjar
LC

Long-tailed Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus climacurus

Insufficient data
Standard-winged Nightjar
LC

Standard-winged Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus longipennis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
7 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
9 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
11 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
15 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
17 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
18 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
19 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
23 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
24 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
25 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fiery-necked Nightjar in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Fiery-necked Nightjar sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 62 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fiery-necked Nightjar in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Fiery-necked Nightjar in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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