Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx ruficollis (Southern Rough-winged Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Wilson's Warbler
Cardellina pusilla
Flame-throated Warbler
Oreothlypis gutturalis
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus gracilirostris
📅 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 Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.