Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 3,001 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
SpeciesStelgidopteryx ruficollis (Southern Rough-winged Swallow)

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

at Soberanía National Park

3,001 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026

21,733 Verified sightings across all 67 parks From 2019 to 2026

March Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Southern Rough-winged Swallow

The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in Central America from Honduras south, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad, and as a vagrant to Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Tobago, and the Falkland Islands.

The southern rough-winged swallow was originally described in 1817 as Hirundo ruficollis by French ornithologist Louis Vieillot in his Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. It was later reassigned to its present genus Stelgidopteryx which was erected in 1858. For much of the twentieth century it and what is now the northern rough-winged swallow (S. serripennis) were treated as conspecific. They are the only members of the genus and form a superspecies.

The southern rough-winged swallow has these four subspecies: S. r. uropygialis (Lawrence, 1863) S. r. decolor Griscom, 1929 S. r. aequalis Bangs, 1901 S. r. ruficollis (Vieillot, 1817) The southern rough-winged swallow is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 14 to 18 g (0.49 to 0.63 oz). The sexes have almost the same plumage. Adult males of the nominate... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Progne chalybea

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tachycineta albilinea

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Riparia riparia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Progne subis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Progne tapera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Progne elegans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Neochelidon tibialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
2	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
3	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
4	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~40%
5	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
6	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
7	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
10	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
11	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
12	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
13	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
14	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
15	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
16	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
17	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
18	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
19	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
20	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
21	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
22	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
23	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
24	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
25	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
26	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
27	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
28	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
29	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
30	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
31	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
32	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
33	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
35	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
36	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
37	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
38	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
39	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
40	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
43	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
44	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
45	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
49	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
51	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
53	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
54	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
55	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
56	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
59	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
60	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
61	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
62	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
64	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
65	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
66	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
67	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 3,001 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.

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Southern Rough-winged Swallow

About the Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Recent sightings of Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Soberanía National Park

Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park

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Barn Swallow

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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