Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura vauxi (Vaux's Swift)
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier National Park
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
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 Vaux's Swift in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 77 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Henri Pittier National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.