Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusSystellura (Band-winged Nightjars)
- SpeciesSystellura longirostris (Band-winged Nightjar)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Sickle-winged Nightjar
Eleothreptus anomalus
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Lesser Nighthawk
Chordeiles acutipennis
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Band-winged Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Band-winged Nightjar sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Band-winged Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Band-winged Nightjar in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.