Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx ruficollis (Southern Rough-winged Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
Mangrove Swallow
Tachycineta albilinea
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Purple Martin
Progne subis
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Tortuguero National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 252 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Tortuguero National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.