Vaux's Swift

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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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	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
5	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
9	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	10–20%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
14	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
21	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	0–10%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
36	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
41	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
50	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
57	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vaux's Swift in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

January has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.