Andean Swift
Aeronautes andecolus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusAeronautes (Aeronautes Swifts)
- SpeciesAeronautes andecolus (Andean Swift)
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Andean Swift in Lauca National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Andean Swift sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 88 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Andean Swift in Lauca National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Andean Swift in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.