Nyctidromus (Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar)

Genus

Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar

Nyctidromus

2 species in our catalog · found in 81 parks

Species in this group

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

Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

20–30% · Possible
Scrub Nightjar
LC

Scrub Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nyctidromus anthonyi

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

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

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Common Pauraque and Scrub Nightjar

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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
20–30%
2 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
20–30%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
20–30%
4 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
5 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
6 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
10–20%
7 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
8 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
10 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
12 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
13 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
10–20%
14 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
10–20%
15 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
16 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
10–20%
17 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
10–20%
18 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
10–20%
19 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
10–20%
20 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
21 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
10–20%
22 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
10–20%
23 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
10–20%
24 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
25 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
26 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
27 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
28 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
0–10%
29 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
30 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
31 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
0–10%
32 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
0–10%
33 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
0–10%
34 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
35 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
0–10%
36 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
0–10%
37 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2
0–10%
38 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
39 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
40 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
0–10%
41 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
0–10%
42 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
0–10%
43 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
0–10%
44 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
45 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
46 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
47 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
48 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
49 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
50 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
51 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
52 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
53 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
54 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
55 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
56 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
57 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
58 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
59 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
60 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
61 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
62 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
63 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
64 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
65 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
66 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
67 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
<5%
68 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
69 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
70 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina 1
<5%
71 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
72 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
73 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
74 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
75 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
76 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
77 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
78 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
79 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
80 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
81 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%