Swamp Nightjar

Swamp Nightjar

Caprimulgus natalensis

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
Abyssinian Nightjar
LC

Abyssinian Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

<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

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
2 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
4 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
11 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
13 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swamp Nightjar in Serengeti National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Swamp Nightjar sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Swamp Nightjar in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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