Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx serripennis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx serripennis (Northern Rough-winged Swallow)
Closest Relatives at Zion National Park
Violet-green Swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Common Raven
Corvus corax
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Canyon Wren
Catherpes mexicanus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 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 Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Zion National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Northern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Zion National Park, based on 192 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Zion National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Zion National Park in our monthly data.