Little Nightjar

Little Nightjar

Setopagis parvula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tambopata National Reserve
38 Verified records at Tambopata National Reserve
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Little Nightjar sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve

Common Pauraque
LC Endemic

Common Pauraque

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctidromus albicollis

10–20% · With luck
Ladder-tailed Nightjar
LC

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hydropsalis climacocerca

5–10% · Rare
Sand-colored Nighthawk
LC

Sand-colored Nighthawk

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chordeiles rupestris

<5% · Rare
Ocellated Poorwill
LC

Ocellated Poorwill

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nyctiphrynus ocellatus

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Nighthawk
LC

Short-tailed Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lurocalis semitorquatus

<5% · Rare
Common Nighthawk
LC

Common Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles minor

<5% · Rare
Ñacundá Nighthawk
LC

Ñacundá Nighthawk

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chordeiles nacunda

Insufficient data
Silky-tailed Nightjar
LC

Silky-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Antrostomus sericocaudatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
4 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
6 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
8 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
10 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
12 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
13 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Nightjar in Tambopata National Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Little Nightjar sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 38 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Little Nightjar in Tambopata National Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Little Nightjar in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.

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