Yucatán Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusNyctiphrynus (Neotropical Poorwills)
- SpeciesNyctiphrynus yucatanicus (Yucatán Poorwill)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Poorwill in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Yucatán Poorwill sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Poorwill in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Poorwill in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.