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 Carara National Park
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura fumosa
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Swift at Carara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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