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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Amazilia candida
Chlorestes candida
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Pampa curvipennis
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Chlorostilbon canivetii
Cynanthus canivetii
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Vaux's Swift sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 537 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.