Sick's Swift
Chaetura meridionalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura meridionalis (Sick's Swift)
Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Great Dusky Swift
Cypseloides senex
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
Tachornis squamata
Biscutate Swift
Streptoprocne biscutata
White-vented Violetear
Colibri serrirostris
Planalto Hermit
Phaethornis pretrei
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Glittering-bellied Emerald
Chlorostilbon lucidus
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Thalurania furcata
Sapphire-spangled Emerald
Chionomesa lactea
Black-eared Fairy
Heliothryx auritus
📅 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 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sick's Swift in Serra da Canastra National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Sick's Swift sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 51 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sick's Swift in Serra da Canastra National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Sick's Swift in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.