The Yucatan Nightjar lives in forests and at forest edges on the Yucatán Peninsula. Its camouflaged plumage helps it remain difficult to see as it hunts from perches.
Its dark, patterned plumage blends into forest shade. Males have extensive white on the tail; females have narrower whitish corners at the tail tips.
It occurs in forest ravines, edges, and clearings. It hunts from perches at forest edges or on fence posts.
Its song consists of several syllables.
The clutch has two white eggs with chocolate-brown markings.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.