Sombre Nightjar

Sombre Nightjar

Caprimulgus fraenatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Samburu National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sombre Nightjar in Samburu National Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Sombre Nightjar sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 6 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sombre Nightjar in Samburu National Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Sombre Nightjar in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.

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