Plain Nightjar

Plain Nightjar

Caprimulgus inornatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tsavo West National Park

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

Slender-tailed Nightjar
LC

Slender-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus clarus

0–10% · Rare
European Nightjar
LC

European Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus europaeus

<5% · Rare
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
LC

Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus donaldsoni

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

<5% · Rare
Sombre Nightjar
LC

Sombre Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fraenatus

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

Insufficient data
Nubian Nightjar
LC

Nubian Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Caprimulgus nubicus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Probability
1 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
5 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
8 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Plain Nightjar in Tsavo West National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Plain Nightjar sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Plain Nightjar in Tsavo West National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Plain Nightjar in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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