Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypseloides (Cypseloides Swifts)
- SpeciesCypseloides niger (Black Swift)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Amazilia amabilis
Polyerata amabilis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black Swift in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Black Swift sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swift in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black Swift in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.