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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Amazilia candida
Chlorestes candida
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
Abeillia abeillei
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Black-crested Coquette
Lophornis helenae
📅 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 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park in our monthly data.