Common Pauraque
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Common Pauraque

Nyctidromus albicollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tikal National Park
265 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
13,365 Verified sightings across all 83 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Common Pauraque

The pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) – also called the common pauraque to distinguish it from similar species – is a nightjar species, one of two birds in the genus Nyctidromus. It breeds in the subtropical and tropical regions of the New World, and except for northernmost birds it is largely resident all year round.

The pauraque was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it with all the other nightjars in the genus Caprimulgus and coined the binomial name Caprimulgus albicollis. Gmelin based his description on the "white-throated goatsucker" that had been described in 1783 by the English ornithologist John Latham in his A General Synopsis of Birds. Latham had examined a preserved specimen in London that was thought to have come from Cayenne, French Guiana. The pauraque is now placed with Anthony's nightjar in the genus Nyctidromus that was introduced in 1838 by the English ornithologist John Gould. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek nukti- meaning "nocturnal" or "night-" with -dromos meaning "-racer". The specific epithet albicollis combines... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Yucatán Poorwill
LC

Yucatán Poorwill

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Lesser Nighthawk
LC

Lesser Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles acutipennis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Common Nighthawk
LC

Common Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles minor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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

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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Pauraque in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Pauraque sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Common Pauraque in Tikal National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Common Pauraque in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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