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 Cordillera Azul National Park
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Pale-rumped Swift
Chaetura egregia
Chapman's Swift
Chaetura chapmani
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 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 Cordillera Azul National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Short-tailed Swift sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 33 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Swift in Cordillera Azul National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Swift in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.