Genus

Chaetura Swifts

Chaetura

10 species in our catalog · found in 118 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Chaetura cinereiventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chaetura spinicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chaetura vauxi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chaetura brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura meridionalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura fumosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura pelagica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura chapmani

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chaetura egregia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Chaetura andrei

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chaetura Swifts

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~60%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~50%
	Sick's Swift			~30%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3	~50%
	Band-rumped Swift			~40%
	Chapman's Swift			~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
3	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5	~50%
	Short-tailed Swift			~30%
	Band-rumped Swift			~20%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chapman's Swift			Insufficient data
4	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2	~40%
	Short-tailed Swift			~30%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~20%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~40%
	Vaux's Swift			~40%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
6	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5	~40%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chapman's Swift			~10%
	Pale-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
7	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~40%
	Short-tailed Swift			~30%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
8	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3	~40%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
9	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	4	~40%
	Short-tailed Swift			~30%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
10	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5	~30%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chapman's Swift			Insufficient data
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
11	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~30%
	Vaux's Swift			~30%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
12	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~30%
	Costa Rican Swift			~30%
13	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~30%
	Chimney Swift			~30%
14	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~30%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
15	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~30%
	Vaux's Swift			~30%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
16	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	2	~30%
	Vaux's Swift			~30%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
17	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
18	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~20%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
19	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
20	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
21	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
22	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
23	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
24	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	5	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chapman's Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
	🐦 Ashy-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
25	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
26	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
27	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
28	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
29	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~20%
	Band-rumped Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
30	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	4	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
	Pale-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
31	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Costa Rican Swift			~20%
32	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3	~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
33	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
34	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
35	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
36	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
37	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
38	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
39	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
40	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
41	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	4	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Chapman's Swift			<5%
42	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
43	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
44	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
45	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
46	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	5	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chapman's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
47	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
48	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
49	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Costa Rican Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
50	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
51	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
52	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
54	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
55	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	4	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
56	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
57	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	~10%
	Costa Rican Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
58	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
59	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
60	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
61	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
62	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
63	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
64	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
65	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
66	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
67	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
68	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
69	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
70	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
71	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
72	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
73	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
74	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
75	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
76	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
77	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
78	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
79	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
80	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
81	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
82	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
83	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
84	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
	Pale-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
85	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
86	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3	<5%
	Sick's Swift			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
	Gray-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
87	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			Insufficient data
88	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
89	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
90	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
91	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
92	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
93	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
94	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
95	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
96	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
97	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
98	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
99	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	3	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
100	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
101	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
102	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Band-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
103	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
104	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
	Short-tailed Swift			Insufficient data
105	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
106	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
107	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
108	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
109	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
110	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
111	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
112	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
113	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
114	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			Insufficient data
115	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	<5%
	Sick's Swift			Insufficient data
116	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
117	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data
118	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	<5%
	Chimney Swift			Insufficient data