Caprimulgus madagascariensis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Madagascar nightjar or Madagascan nightjar (Caprimulgus madagascariensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is native to Madagascar, Nosy Boraha and Aldabra. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
No species of the same family or order lives in Ankarafantsika National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Nightjar sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 83 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Nightjar in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, August and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Ankarafantsika National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 560 mm in January. January–March and May have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Madagascar Nightjar sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Madagascar Nightjar sightings, Ankarafantsika National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Berenty Reserve (Madagascar, about 40%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarafantsika National Park (71 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
