Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura pelagica (Chimney Swift)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Elvira cupreiceps
Microchera cupreiceps
📅 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 Chimney Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Chimney Swift sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chimney Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chimney Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.