Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypseloides (Cypseloides Swifts)
- SpeciesCypseloides niger (Black Swift)
Closest Relatives at Manuel Antonio National Park
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura fumosa
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Amazilia decora
Polyerata decora
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
📅 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 Black Swift in Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Swift sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swift in Manuel Antonio National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black Swift in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.