Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypseloides (Cypseloides Swifts)
- SpeciesCypseloides cherriei (Spot-fronted Swift)
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
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
☀️ 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 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spot-fronted Swift in Carara National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Spot-fronted Swift sighting in Carara National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spot-fronted Swift in Carara National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Spot-fronted Swift in Carara National Park in our monthly data.