Gray-breasted Martin

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Martin in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Martin sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Gray-breasted Martin in Tikal National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-breasted Martin in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

Progne chalybea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
GenusProgne (New World Martins)
SpeciesProgne chalybea (Gray-breasted Martin)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Tikal National Park

100 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

25,149 Verified sightings across all 82 parks From 2019 to 2026

May Best month highest sighting rate

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

About the Gray-breasted Martin

The grey-breasted martin (Progne chalybea) is a large swallow from Central and South America. In 1760 the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson included a description of the grey-breasted martin in the second volume of his Ornithologie based on a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. He used the French name L'hirondelle de Cayenne and the Latin name Hirundo Cayanensis. Although Brisson coined Latin names, these do not conform to the binomial system and are not recognised by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. The grey-breasted martin was subsequently described by the French polymath, the Comte de Buffon, in 1779 and by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1783. Latham used the English name "Chalybeate swallow" but neither Buffon nor Latham introduced a scientific name.

The German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin included the grey-breasted martin when he revised and expanded Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae in 1789. He placed it with the swallows in the genus Hirundo and coined the binomial name Hirundo chalybea. The specific epithet chalybea is Latin meaning "steely". The grey-breasted martin is now one of nine species placed in the... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Progne subis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Hirundo rustica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Tachycineta albilinea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Riparia riparia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Tachycineta bicolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Psilorhinus morio

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Myiozetetes similis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Setophaga magnolia

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~50%
2	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
3	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
4	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
5	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~30%
6	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
7	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
8	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
9	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
10	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
11	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~30%
12	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	~30%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
14	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
15	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~20%
16	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
17	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
18	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
19	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
20	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
21	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	~20%
22	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
23	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
24	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
25	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
26	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
27	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
28	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
29	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
30	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
31	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
32	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
34	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
35	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
36	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
37	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
38	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
39	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
40	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
41	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
43	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
44	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
45	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
46	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
47	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
48	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
49	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~10%
50	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
51	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
52	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
53	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
54	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
55	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
56	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
57	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
58	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
59	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
60	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
61	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
62	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
63	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
64	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
65	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
66	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
67	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	<5%
68	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
69	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
70	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
71	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
72	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
73	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
74	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
75	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
76	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
77	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
78	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
79	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
80	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
81	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
82	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Martin in Tikal National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Martin sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-breasted Martin in Tikal National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-breasted Martin in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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Gray-breasted Martin

About the Gray-breasted Martin

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Purple Martin

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Barn Swallow

Mangrove Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Bank Swallow

Tree Swallow

Brown Jay

Montezuma Oropendola

Melodious Blackbird

Social Flycatcher

Magnolia Warbler

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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