Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusChordeiles (Typical Nighthawks)
- SpeciesChordeiles minor (Common Nighthawk)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Common Pauraque
Nyctidromus albicollis
Blackish Nightjar
Nyctipolus nigrescens
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis climacocerca
Caprimulgus cayennensis
Hydropsalis cayennensis
Rufous Nightjar
Antrostomus rufus
Band-winged Nightjar
Systellura longirostris
📅 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 Nighthawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Common Nighthawk sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Nighthawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Common Nighthawk in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.