Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypseloides (Cypseloides Swifts)
- SpeciesCypseloides fumigatus (Sooty Swift)
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Great Dusky Swift
Cypseloides senex
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Sick's Swift
Chaetura meridionalis
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Biscutate Swift
Streptoprocne biscutata
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
Versicolored Emerald
Chrysuronia versicolor
Gilded Hummingbird
Hylocharis chrysura
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Swift in Iguaçu National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Sooty Swift sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Swift in Iguaçu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Swift in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.