Caprimulgus celebensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Sulawesi nightjar (Caprimulgus celebensis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on Sulawesi and the Sula Islands. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangkoko Nature Reserve | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Sulawesi Nightjar sighting in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, based on 225 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 138 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Sulawesi Nightjar in Tangkoko Nature Reserve on a given day, against about 10% in January and May–June, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sulawesi Nightjar sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Tangkoko Nature Reserve, in our data
Tangkoko Nature Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Sulawesi 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 Sulawesi Nightjar is recorded against all the birds logged in Tangkoko Nature Reserve (225 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.
