Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx serripennis (Northern Rough-winged Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Big Cypress National Preserve
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Polioptila caerulea
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
📅 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 Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Big Cypress National Preserve?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Northern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Big Cypress National Preserve, based on 60 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Big Cypress National Preserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Big Cypress National Preserve in our monthly data.