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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Blackish Nightjar
Nyctipolus nigrescens
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis climacocerca
Caprimulgus cayennensis
Hydropsalis cayennensis
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
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 Pauraque in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Pauraque sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 141 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.