Genus

Fork-tailed Nightjars

Hydropsalis

3 species in our catalog · found in 16 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderCaprimulgiformes (Nightjars and Allies)
FamilyCaprimulgidae (Nightjars and Allies)
GenusHydropsalis (Fork-tailed Nightjars)

Species in this group

Hydropsalis cayennensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hydropsalis torquata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hydropsalis climacocerca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fork-tailed Nightjars

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 3	~20%
	White-tailed Nightjar			~20%
2	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~20%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			~20%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			~10%
4	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			~10%
5	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	~10%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			~10%
6	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			~10%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	~10%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			~10%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	~10%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			~10%
9	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			<5%
10	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			<5%
11	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			<5%
12	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			<5%
13	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			<5%
14	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			<5%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	Ladder-tailed Nightjar			<5%
16	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	White-tailed Nightjar			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cordoba	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			<5%
2	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 3	<5%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			<5%
3	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 3	<5%
	Scissor-tailed Nightjar			<5%
4	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	White-tailed Nightjar			<5%
5	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 3	<5%
	White-tailed Nightjar			<5%
6	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 3	<5%
	White-tailed Nightjar			<5%
7	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 3	<5%
	White-tailed Nightjar			<5%

Fork-tailed Nightjars

Species in this group

White-tailed Nightjar

Scissor-tailed Nightjar

Ladder-tailed Nightjar

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Fork-tailed Nightjars

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked