Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypseloides (Cypseloides Swifts)
- SpeciesCypseloides niger (Black Swift)
Closest Relatives at Yosemite National Park
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
Costa's Hummingbird
Calypte costae
📅 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 Black Swift in Yosemite National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Black Swift sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black Swift in Yosemite National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Black Swift in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.