Biscutate Swift
Streptoprocne biscutata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusStreptoprocne (Collared Swifts)
- SpeciesStreptoprocne biscutata (Biscutate Swift)
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Gray-rumped Swift
Chaetura cinereiventris
Sick's Swift
Chaetura meridionalis
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
Violet-capped Woodnymph
Thalurania glaucopis
Sombre Hummingbird
Eupetomena cirrochloris
Saw-billed Hermit
Ramphodon naevius
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Eupetomena macroura
Black Jacobin
Florisuga fusca
Rufous-breasted Hermit
Glaucis hirsutus
Scale-throated Hermit
Phaethornis eurynome
📅 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 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Biscutate Swift in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
About 7% of visitor-days record a Biscutate Swift sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 35 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Biscutate Swift in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Biscutate Swift in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.