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 Marino Ballena 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
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
📅 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 Marino Ballena National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Swift sighting in Marino Ballena National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swift in Marino Ballena National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Black Swift in Marino Ballena National Park in our monthly data.