Emerald Swift

Emerald Swift

Sceloporus malachiticus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at La Amistad International Park (Panama)

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
0–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
9 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
10 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Emerald Swift in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

About 20% of visitor-days record a Emerald Swift sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama), based on 104 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Emerald Swift in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?

August has the highest sighting rate for Emerald Swift in La Amistad International Park (Panama) in our monthly data.

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