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 Rincón de la Vieja National Park
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
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 Vaux's Swift in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park, based on 41 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Rincón de la Vieja National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Rincón de la Vieja National Park in our monthly data.