Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura pelagica (Chimney Swift)
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
White-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis castaneoventris
Talamanca Hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
Eupherusa eximia
Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Chimney Swift at Volcán Barú National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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