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 Henri Pittier National Park
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
White-tipped Swift
Aeronautes montivagus
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
Tachornis squamata
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Long-tailed Sylph
Aglaiocercus kingii
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
Copper-rumped Hummingbird
Saucerottia tobaci
Violet-chested Hummingbird
Sternoclyta cyanopectus
Violet-fronted Brilliant
Heliodoxa leadbeateri
📅 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 Henri Pittier National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Short-tailed Swift sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Short-tailed Swift in Henri Pittier National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Short-tailed Swift in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.