Least Nighthawk

Least Nighthawk

Chordeiles pusillus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Serra da Canastra National Park

Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park

Lesser Nighthawk
LC

Lesser Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles acutipennis

Insufficient data
Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

0–10% · With luck
Scissor-tailed Nightjar
LC

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Hydropsalis torquata

0–10% · With luck
Band-winged Nightjar
LC

Band-winged Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Systellura longirostris

<5% · Rare
Sickle-winged Nightjar
VU

Sickle-winged Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Eleothreptus anomalus

<5% · Rare
Rufous Nightjar
LC

Rufous Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus rufus

<5% · Rare
Ocellated Poorwill
LC

Ocellated Poorwill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

Insufficient data
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

Insufficient data
Little Nightjar
LC

Little Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Setopagis parvula

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
0–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
2 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
0–10%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
5 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Least Nighthawk in Serra da Canastra National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Least Nighthawk sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Least Nighthawk in Serra da Canastra National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Least Nighthawk in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.

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