Long-tailed Nightjar

Long-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus climacurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Murchison Falls National Park
29 Verified records at Murchison Falls National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Nightjar sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park

Pennant-winged Nightjar
LC

Pennant-winged Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus vexillarius

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare
Plain Nightjar
LC

Plain Nightjar

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Caprimulgus inornatus

<5% · Rare
Slender-tailed Nightjar
LC

Slender-tailed Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus clarus

<5% · Rare
Swamp Nightjar
LC

Swamp Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus natalensis

<5% · Rare
Standard-winged Nightjar
LC

Standard-winged Nightjar

Bird

Caprimulgus longipennis

<5% · Rare
Fiery-necked Nightjar
LC

Fiery-necked Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus pectoralis

<5% · Rare
Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Sightings of Long-tailed Nightjar are recorded here, but fewer than 5 of them carry a time of day in GBIF — sighting probability uses whole days, so it is unaffected. The hourly pattern needs timestamps we don't have yet.

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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
6 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Nightjar in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Nightjar sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-tailed Nightjar in Murchison Falls National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Long-tailed Nightjar in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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