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 Braulio Carrillo National Park
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
📅 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Swift sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swift in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black Swift in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.