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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Mexican Sheartail
Doricha eliza
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Chlorostilbon canivetii
Cynanthus canivetii
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Amazilia candida
Chlorestes candida
📅 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 Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chimney Swift sighting in Celestún Biosphere Reserve, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chimney Swift in Celestún Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Chimney Swift in Celestún Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.