Genus

New World Palm Swifts

Tachornis

2 species in our catalog · found in 23 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusTachornis (New World Palm Swifts)

Species in this group

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

Tachornis squamata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Tachornis phoenicobia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New World Palm 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	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~50%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~50%
2	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~50%
	Antillean Palm Swift			~50%
3	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~40%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~40%
4	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1	~40%
	Antillean Palm Swift			~40%
5	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~40%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~40%
6	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~30%
7	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	~30%
	Antillean Palm Swift			~30%
8	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
9	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
10	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
11	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
12	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
13	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
14	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
15	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
16	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			~10%
17	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			<5%
18	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			<5%
19	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1	<5%
	Antillean Palm Swift			<5%
20	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			<5%
21	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			Insufficient data
22	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			Insufficient data
23	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	<5%
	Fork-tailed Palm-Swift			Insufficient data

New World Palm Swifts

Species in this group

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift

Antillean Palm Swift

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see New World Palm Swifts

Parks Ranked