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Chestnut-collared Swift

Streptoprocne rutila

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusStreptoprocne (Collared Swifts)
SpeciesStreptoprocne rutila (Chestnut-collared Swift)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Poás Volcano National Park

1 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

2,547 Verified sightings across all 44 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Chestnut-collared Swift

The chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila) is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru and Bolivia. The chestnut-collared swift has at various times been placed in genera Cypseloides and Chaetura. These three subspecies are recognized:

S. r. griseifrons (Nelson, 1900) S. r. brunnitorques (Lafresnaye, 1844) S. r. rutila (Vieillot, 1817) Subspecies S. r. brunnitorques has been treated as a separate species, but it is now (2020) suspected of not being even a separate subspecies, as "no clear diagnosis of distinctions between brunnitorques and rutila has been published."

The chesnut-collared swift is one of the smaller members of genus Streptoprocne. It is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long and weighs about 21 g (0.74 oz). It has a wide slightly notched tail and broad wings. Adult males of the nominate subspecies S. r. rutila have a sooty blackish brown crown, a blackish brown back, slightly paler rump and uppertail coverts, and a sooty blackish brown tail. They have a narrow black patch around the eye and grayish brown cheeks, chin, and throat with... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Streptoprocne zonaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cypseloides cryptus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cypseloides niger

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Chaetura vauxi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Panterpe insignis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Selasphorus flammula

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Lampornis calolaemus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Eugenes spectabilis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Colibri cyanotus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Selasphorus scintilla

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Discosura conversii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Campylopterus hemileucurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
2	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
3	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
4	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
5	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
6	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
7	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
8	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
9	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
10	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
12	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
13	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
14	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
20	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
21	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
26	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
29	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
33	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
34	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
35	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
37	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
39	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
42	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
43	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
44	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data

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Chestnut-collared Swift

About the Chestnut-collared Swift

Recent sightings of Chestnut-collared Swift in Poás Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

White-collared Swift

White-chinned Swift

Black Swift

Vaux's Swift

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

Volcano Hummingbird

Purple-throated Mountain-gem

Talamanca Hummingbird

Lesser Violetear

Scintillant Hummingbird

Green Thorntail

Violet Sabrewing

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found