Fiery-necked Nightjar

Fiery-necked Nightjar

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kafue National Park
81 Verified records at Kafue National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-necked Nightjar sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌅 When They're Spotted

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

🌅Crepuscular
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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 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
2 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
10 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
5–10%
11 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
14 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
15 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
17 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
20 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
21 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
22 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
25 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
26 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
27 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
28 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
29 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
30 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
31 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fiery-necked Nightjar in Kafue National Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Fiery-necked Nightjar sighting in Kafue National Park, based on 81 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fiery-necked Nightjar in Kafue National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Fiery-necked Nightjar in Kafue National Park in our monthly data.

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