Veles binotatus
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The brown nightjar (Veles binotatus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is the only species in the genus Veles. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Liberia.
The brown nightjar is 21–23 cm (8.3–9.1 in) in overall length and has upperparts that are dark brown with dense tawny mottling. Very little is known about the behaviour. Its call, a metallic "kliou" note given at one second intervals, was first described in 1998. Its relationship to other species of nightjar is uncertain as it has not been included in a molecular phylogenetic study.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Nightjar sighting in Kakum National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 250 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.
March, July and November–December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Nightjar in Kakum National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April–June and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown Nightjar sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Kakum National Park, in our data
Kakum National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Brown Nightjar sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Kakum National Park (82 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.
