Caprimulgus madagascariensis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
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 Antananarivo, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Nightjar sighting in Antananarivo on a given day, based on 192 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Madagascar Nightjar in Antananarivo on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Antananarivo's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 480 mm in January.
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.
Only Antananarivo, in our data
Antananarivo is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Madagascar Nightjar sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Madagascar Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Antananarivo (192 verified sightings), 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.
