Vaux's Swift

Closest Relatives at Ostional Wildlife Refuge

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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	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	30–40%
2	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	20–30%
3	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
4	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
5	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	10–20%
6	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
9	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	10–20%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
11	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
13	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
14	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
15	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
18	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	0–10%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
20	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
21	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
22	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	0–10%
23	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	0–10%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
29	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
34	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
35	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
36	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
38	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
39	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
41	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
43	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
46	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
47	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
49	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
50	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
51	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
52	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
53	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
57	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
58	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
59	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Vaux's Swift in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

About 3% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?

March has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.