Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura vauxi (Vaux's Swift)
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Vaux's Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
August has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.