Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura vauxi (Vaux's Swift)
Closest Relatives at Celaque National Park
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
Tilmatura dupontii
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis viridipallens
📅 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 Vaux's Swift in Celaque National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Celaque National Park, based on 20 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Celaque National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Celaque National Park in our monthly data.