Abyssinian Nightjar

Abyssinian Nightjar

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

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

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

<5% · Rare
Slender-tailed Nightjar
LC

Slender-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus clarus

<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
Sombre Nightjar
LC

Sombre Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fraenatus

<5% · Rare
European Nightjar
LC

European Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus europaeus

<5% · Rare
Plain Nightjar
LC

Plain Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Caprimulgus inornatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
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 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 Serengeti National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Abyssinian Nightjar sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Abyssinian Nightjar in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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