White-throated Swift

Closest Relatives at Big Bend 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	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
2	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
8	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
9	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
10	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
11	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
13	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
17	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
18	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
19	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
21	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
22	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-throated Swift in Big Bend National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a White-throated Swift sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 1060 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see White-throated Swift in Big Bend National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for White-throated Swift in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.