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 La Tigra National Park
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
White-eared Hummingbird
Basilinna leucotis
Green-breasted Mountain-gem
Lampornis sybillae
Rivoli's Hummingbird
Eugenes fulgens
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Azure-crowned Hummingbird
Saucerottia cyanocephala
Wine-throated Hummingbird
Selasphorus ellioti
Mexican Violetear
Colibri thalassinus
📅 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 La Tigra National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in La Tigra National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in La Tigra National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in La Tigra National Park in our monthly data.