Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura brachyura (Short-tailed Swift)
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia edward
Saucerottia edward
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Green Hermit
Phaethornis guy
Violet-capped Hummingbird
Goldmania violiceps
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
Chalybura urochrysia
📅 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 Short-tailed Swift in Chagres National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Short-tailed Swift sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Swift in Chagres National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Swift in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.