Fork-tailed Palm-Swift

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

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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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
2	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
3	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
4	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	20–30%
5	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
7	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	10–20%
8	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
9	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	0–10%
10	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	0–10%
11	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	0–10%
12	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	0–10%
13	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	0–10%
14	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	<5%
15	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
16	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
17	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
18	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
19	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fork-tailed Palm-Swift in Manu National Park?

About 14% of visitor-days record a Fork-tailed Palm-Swift sighting in Manu National Park, based on 770 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Fork-tailed Palm-Swift in Manu National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Fork-tailed Palm-Swift in Manu National Park in our monthly data.