Lesser Nighthawk
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Lesser Nighthawk

Chordeiles acutipennis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
117 Verified records at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The lesser nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) is a nightjar found throughout a large part of the Americas. This bird looks similar to the common nighthawk but is slightly smaller, has a slightly less deeply forked tail, and is more buffy in coloration. Their distinctive mouths are very well adapted for capturing insects mid-flight. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Nighthawk sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 117 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park

Common Nighthawk
LC

Common Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles minor

Insufficient data
Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

5–10% · With luck
Yucatán Nightjar
LC

Yucatán Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Antrostomus badius

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
2 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
3 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
4 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
7 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
9 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
10 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
12 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
13 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
18 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
<5%
19 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
20 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
22 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
25 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
26 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
28 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
31 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
32 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
35 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
36 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
39 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
40 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
41 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
44 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
45 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
47 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
48 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
49 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
50 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
52 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
53 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
54 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
55 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
56 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
57 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
58 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
59 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
60 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
61 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
62 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
63 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
64 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Nighthawk in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Nighthawk sighting in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park, based on 117 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Nighthawk in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Nighthawk in Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park in our monthly data.

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