Chapman's Swift
Chaetura chapmani
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura chapmani (Chapman's Swift)
Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Pale-rumped Swift
Chaetura egregia
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
Tachornis squamata
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
White-tipped Swift
Aeronautes montivagus
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Peruvian Racket-tail
Ocreatus peruanus
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chapman's Swift in Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Chapman's Swift sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chapman's Swift in Cordillera Azul National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chapman's Swift in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.