Lurocalis (Short-tailed Nighthawks)

Genus

Short-tailed Nighthawks

Lurocalis

2 species in our catalog · found in 44 parks

Species in this group

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

Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Rufous-bellied Nighthawk
LC

Rufous-bellied Nighthawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lurocalis rufiventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
<5%
Mar
<5%
Apr
<5%
May
<5%
Jun
<5%
Jul
<5%
Aug
~10%
Sep
<5%
Oct
~10%
Nov
<5%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Short-tailed Nighthawks

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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
~10%
4 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
5 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
~10%
6 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
9 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
10 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
11 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
13 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
14 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
15 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
16 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
17 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
18 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
19 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
20 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
21 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
22 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
23 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
24 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
26 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
27 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
28 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
29 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
30 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
31 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
32 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
33 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
34 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
35 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
36 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
37 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
38 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
39 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
40 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
41 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
42 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
43 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
44 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%