Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Southern Rough-winged SwallowSouthern Rough-winged SwallowSouthern Rough-winged SwallowSouthern Rough-winged Swallow

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Tayrona National Natural Park
510 Verified sightings at Tayrona National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
21,733 Verified sightings across all 67 parks From 2019 to 2026
February 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 Tayrona National Natural Park

Gray-breasted Martin
LC

Gray-breasted Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Progne chalybea

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Barn Swallow
LC

Barn Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blue-and-white Swallow
LC

Blue-and-white Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Brown-chested Martin
LC

Brown-chested Martin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Progne tapera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Bank Swallow
LC

Bank Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Riparia riparia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Cliff Swallow
LC

Cliff Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Bicolored Wren
LC

Bicolored Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylorhynchus griseus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Crimson-backed Tanager
LC

Crimson-backed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Buff-breasted Wren
LC

Buff-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cantorchilus leucotis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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 Tayrona National Natural Park?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 510 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

February has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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