Cliff Swallow

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	50–60%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
6	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
8	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
9	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
12	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
14	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
15	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
16	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
17	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
19	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
20	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
21	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
22	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
23	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
24	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
25	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
30	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
31	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
32	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
33	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
38	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	<5%
40	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
43	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
45	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
46	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
47	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
48	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
53	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
54	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
55	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
56	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
62	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
63	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
64	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
65	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
66	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
67	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
69	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
70	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
71	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
72	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
73	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
74	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
75	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
76	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
77	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
78	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	Insufficient data
79	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
80	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
81	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
82	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
83	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
84	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
85	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
86	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
87	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
88	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
89	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
90	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
91	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
92	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
93	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
94	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
95	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
96	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
97	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
98	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
99	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
100	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
101	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
102	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
103	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
104	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cliff Swallow in Banff National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Cliff Swallow sighting in Banff National Park, based on 261 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cliff Swallow in Banff National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Cliff Swallow in Banff National Park in our monthly data.