Sombre Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
2	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
3	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
4	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
6	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
7	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
9	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 2% of visitor-days record a Sombre Nightjar sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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