Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusStreptoprocne (Collared Swifts)
- SpeciesStreptoprocne rutila (Chestnut-collared Swift)
Closest Relatives at Rincón de la Vieja National Park
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Chlorostilbon canivetii
Cynanthus canivetii
Blue-vented Hummingbird
Saucerottia hoffmanni
Blue-throated Sapphire
Chlorestes eliciae
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Plain-capped Starthroat
Heliomaster constantii
📅 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 Chestnut-collared Swift in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Chestnut-collared Swift sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 11 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-collared Swift in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-collared Swift in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.