Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura spinicaudus (Band-rumped Swift)
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
Damophila julie
Chlorestes julie
Lepidopyga coeruleogularis
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
Amazilia edward
Saucerottia edward
Amazilia amabilis
Polyerata amabilis
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
📅 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 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Band-rumped Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Band-rumped Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
May has the highest sighting rate for Band-rumped Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.