Yucatán Poorwill
Nyctiphrynus yucatanicus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
- FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
- GenusNyctiphrynus (Neotropical Poorwills)
- SpeciesNyctiphrynus yucatanicus (Yucatán Poorwill)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Poorwill sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yucatán Poorwill in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Yucatán Poorwill sighting in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yucatán Poorwill in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Yucatán Poorwill in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.