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 Tambopata National Reserve
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
Hydropsalis climacocerca
Sand-colored Nighthawk
Chordeiles rupestris
Ocellated Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus ocellatus
Little Nightjar
Setopagis parvula
Short-tailed Nighthawk
Lurocalis semitorquatus
Common Nighthawk
Chordeiles minor
Ñacundá Nighthawk
Chordeiles nacunda
Silky-tailed Nightjar
Antrostomus sericocaudatus
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Pauraque sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 499 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.