Hydropsalis (Fork-tailed Nightjars)

Genus

Fork-tailed Nightjars

Hydropsalis

3 species in our catalog · found in 27 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Scissor-tailed Nightjar
LC

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Hydropsalis torquata

10–20% · Possible
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
LC

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hydropsalis climacocerca

10–20% · With luck
Caprimulgus cayennensis

Caprimulgus cayennensis

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Hydropsalis cayennensis

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Fork-tailed Nightjars

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
2 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
4 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
10–20%
5 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 2
0–10%
6 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
0–10%
7 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
8 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
9 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
10 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
0–10%
12 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 2
0–10%
13 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
14 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 2
<5%
15 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
16 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
17 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
18 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 2
<5%
19 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
20 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
21 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
22 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
23 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
24 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
25 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
26 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
27 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%