Emerald Swift

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	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	70–80%
2	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
3	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
4	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	40–50%
5	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
6	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	40–50%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
8	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
9	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
10	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Emerald Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 43% of visitor-days record a Emerald Swift sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 214 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Emerald Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

April has the highest sighting rate for Emerald Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.