Salvadori's Nightjar

Salvadori's Nightjar

Caprimulgus pulchellus

Silhouette: Ferran Sayol · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kerinci Seblat National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

45 Verified sightings at Kerinci Seblat National Park From 2019 to 2026
45 In 1 park
September Best month

About the Salvadori's Nightjar

Salvadori's nightjar (Caprimulgus pulchellus) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it is found in Sumatra and Java. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Indonesia · 2023

© Robert Hutchinson · XC898781 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Indonesia · 2009

© Charles Davies · XC39384 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

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Indonesia · 2022

© Panji Gusti Akbar · XC756648 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Salvadori's Nightjar in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Salvadori's Nightjar sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 91st most-seen of the 203 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Salvadori's Nightjar in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

March, June–September and November

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Salvadori's Nightjar in Kerinci Seblat National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May, October and December, the lowest months. January has too few records to rate.

Where else can you see a Salvadori's Nightjar?

Only Kerinci Seblat National Park, in our data

Kerinci Seblat National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Salvadori's Nightjar sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Salvadori's Nightjar sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Salvadori's Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Kerinci Seblat National Park (45 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.

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