Abyssinian Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park

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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	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
2	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
3	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
4	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
5	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
6	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
7	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
9	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
10	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
11	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
13	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
14	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
15	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
16	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Abyssinian Nightjar in Virunga National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Abyssinian Nightjar sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 95 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Abyssinian Nightjar in Virunga National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Abyssinian Nightjar in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.