White-tailed Nightjar

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	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	10–20%
2	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5–10%
3	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
4	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
5	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
6	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
7	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
8	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-tailed Nightjar in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a White-tailed Nightjar sighting in Main Ridge Forest Reserve, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-tailed Nightjar in Main Ridge Forest Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for White-tailed Nightjar in Main Ridge Forest Reserve in our monthly data.