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Where to see the Fiery-necked Nightjar in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Fiery-necked Nightjar at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Caprimulgus pectoralis

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Fiery-necked Nightjar
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When and where to find the Fiery-necked Nightjar

Hosts have recorded the Fiery-necked Nightjar at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.

Best hours of the day

  • Dusk and after dark. Listen for calls; a torch at camp or a night drive works best.
  • Daytime. Roosting, well hidden.

Where to base yourself

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Goukamma · Anysberg · Gamkaberg

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger · Welgevonden

    Self-driveGuided drives
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Guided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerGoukammaAnysbergGamkabergRocherpan

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

KwandweWelgevonden

Species

Caprimulgus pectoralis

Records

828

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Fiery-necked Nightjar on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Fiery-necked Nightjar in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Fiery-necked Nightjar at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve and Rocherpan Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.

Where can you see the Fiery-necked Nightjar in South Africa?

The Fiery-necked Nightjar is most recorded in Western Cape (36% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (26% of records), Limpopo (12% of records), based on 828 iNaturalist observations. 94 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Fiery-necked Nightjar on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Fiery-necked Nightjar?

The Fiery-necked Nightjar is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Fiery-necked Nightjar?

The fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis) is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae, which occurs in Africa south of the equator. Its distinctive and frequently uttered call is rendered as 'good-lord-deliver-us'. It is replaced in the tropics by a near relative, the black-shouldered nightjar.

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Where to stay for a chance to see the Fiery-necked Nightjar

Every stay on the Fiery-necked Nightjar page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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