White-tipped Swift
Aeronautes montivagus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusAeronautes (Aeronautes Swifts)
- SpeciesAeronautes montivagus (White-tipped Swift)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Tepui Swift
Streptoprocne phelpsi
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
Tachornis squamata
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Chapman's Swift
Chaetura chapmani
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Ashy-tailed Swift
Chaetura andrei
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
Campylopterus hyperythrus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-tipped Swift in Canaima National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a White-tipped Swift sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 27 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-tipped Swift in Canaima National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for White-tipped Swift in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.