Indian Nightjar

Closest Relatives at Yala 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	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
2	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	10–20%
3	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
4	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
5	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
6	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
7	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
8	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
9	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
10	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
11	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	<5%
12	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
13	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Nightjar in Yala National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Indian Nightjar sighting in Yala National Park, based on 164 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Indian Nightjar in Yala National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Indian Nightjar in Yala National Park in our monthly data.