Costa Rican Swift
Chaetura fumosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura fumosa (Costa Rican Swift)
Closest Relatives at Piedras Blancas National Park
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Amazilia decora
Polyerata decora
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Band-tailed Barbthroat
Threnetes ruckeri
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Scaly-breasted Hummingbird
Phaeochroa cuvierii
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
Thalurania colombica
Violet-headed Hummingbird
Klais guimeti
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Costa Rican Swift in Piedras Blancas National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Costa Rican Swift sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 521 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Costa Rican Swift in Piedras Blancas National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Costa Rican Swift in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.