Panyptila (Swallow-tailed Swifts)

Genus

Swallow-tailed Swifts

Panyptila

2 species in our catalog · found in 53 parks

Species in this group

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

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
LC

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panyptila cayennensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
LC

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panyptila sanctihieronymi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%
Jan
~10%
Feb
~10%
Mar
~10%
Apr
~10%
May
~10%
Jun
~10%
Jul
~10%
Aug
~10%
Sep
~10%
Oct
~10%
Nov
~10%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Where to see Swallow-tailed 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

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~20%
2 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
~10%
3 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
4 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize 1
~10%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
~10%
6 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
~10%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
8 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname 1
~10%
9 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
10 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama 1
~10%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
13 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
14 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
15 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
17 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
18 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
19 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
20 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
21 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
22 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
<5%
23 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
24 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
<5%
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
26 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia 1
<5%
27 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
28 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
29 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
30 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico 1
<5%
31 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
32 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
33 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru 1
<5%
34 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
35 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
36 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
37 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
38 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
39 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala 1
<5%
40 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
41 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
42 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
43 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
44 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 1
<5%
45 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama 1
<5%
46 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
47 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%
48 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras 1
<5%
49 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 1
<5%
50 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
51 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil 1
<5%
52 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia 1
<5%
53 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1
<5%