Slender-tailed Nightjar

Slender-tailed Nightjar

Caprimulgus clarus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Tarangire National Park
64 Verified records at Tarangire National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-tailed Nightjar sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Freckled Nightjar
LC

Freckled Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus tristigma

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Nightjar
LC

Square-tailed Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus fossii

<5% · Rare
European Nightjar
LC

European Nightjar

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Caprimulgus europaeus

<5% · Rare
Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar
LC

Donaldson-Smith's Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus donaldsoni

Insufficient data
Abyssinian Nightjar
LC

Abyssinian Nightjar

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Caprimulgus poliocephalus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
4 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
8 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
13 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
14 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
15 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Slender-tailed Nightjar in Tarangire National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slender-tailed Nightjar sighting in Tarangire National Park, based on 64 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Slender-tailed Nightjar in Tarangire National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Slender-tailed Nightjar in Tarangire National Park in our monthly data.

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