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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
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 Vaux's Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 829 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.