Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusNyctidromus (Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar)
- SpeciesNyctidromus albicollis (Common Pauraque)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
Least Nighthawk
Chordeiles pusillus
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis torquata
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
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
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 Common Pauraque in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Common Pauraque sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Serra da Canastra National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.