Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx serripennis (Northern Rough-winged Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Cave Swallow
Petrochelidon fulva
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Melodious Blackbird
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📅 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 Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 24% of visitor-days record a Northern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 492 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.