Emerald Swift

Emerald Swift

Sceloporus malachiticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
20–30
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
9 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Emerald Swift in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Emerald Swift sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Emerald Swift in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Emerald Swift in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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