Genus

Typical Nighthawks

Chordeiles

6 species in our catalog · found in 79 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
GenusChordeiles (Typical Nighthawks)

Species in this group

Chordeiles minor

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chordeiles pusillus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chordeiles acutipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chordeiles rupestris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chordeiles nacunda

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chordeiles gundlachii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Nighthawks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~30%
	Common Nighthawk			~30%
2	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
3	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	~10%
	Least Nighthawk			~10%
4	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
5	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
6	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~10%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			~10%
9	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
10	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
11	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
12	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			~10%
13	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	~10%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
14	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
15	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Lesser Nighthawk			~10%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			~10%
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
18	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	2 of 6	~10%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
19	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
20	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 6	~10%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
21	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	~10%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
22	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
23	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
24	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
25	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
26	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
27	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
28	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
29	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
30	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 6	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
31	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
32	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
33	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
34	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
35	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
36	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
37	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
38	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
39	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
40	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
41	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
42	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
43	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
44	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
45	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
46	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
47	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
48	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
49	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
50	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Least Nighthawk			<5%
51	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
52	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
53	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
54	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
55	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 6	<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
56	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
57	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
58	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
59	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
60	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
61	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
62	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
63	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
64	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
65	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
66	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1 of 6	<5%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
67	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Sand-colored Nighthawk			<5%
68	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
69	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
70	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
71	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
72	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
73	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
74	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
75	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
76	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
77	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
78	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
79	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Santo Domingo	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	~10%
	Antillean Nighthawk			~10%
2	Havana	🇨🇺 Cuba	2 of 6	~10%
	Antillean Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
3	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
4	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	2 of 6	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
5	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
6	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
7	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
8	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
9	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
10	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
11	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
12	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
13	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
14	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
15	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
16	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
17	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
18	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
19	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
20	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
21	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
22	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
23	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
24	Bogota	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
25	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
26	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
27	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
28	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
29	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
30	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
31	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
32	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
33	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
34	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
35	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
36	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
37	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
38	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
39	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Nighthawk			<5%
40	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
41	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
42	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
43	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	Common Nighthawk			<5%
44	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%
45	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	<5%
	Ñacundá Nighthawk			<5%

Typical Nighthawks

Species in this group

Common Nighthawk

Least Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk

Sand-colored Nighthawk

Ñacundá Nighthawk

Antillean Nighthawk

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Nighthawks

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked