Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura pelagica (Chimney Swift)
Closest Relatives at Cahuita National Park
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Amazilia amabilis
Polyerata amabilis
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
📅 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 Chimney Swift in Cahuita National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Chimney Swift sighting in Cahuita National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chimney Swift in Cahuita National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chimney Swift in Cahuita National Park in our monthly data.