Where to see
Chaetura cinereiventris
Serra dos Órgãos National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gray-rumped Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 3 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Serra dos Órgãos National Park
In Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Brazil, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-rumped Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Main Ridge Forest Reserve and more
After Serra dos Órgãos National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gray-rumped Swift are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 20%), Tortuguero National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%). Outside South America, the best option is Main Ridge Forest Reserve in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (about 70%), August in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (about 50%) and June in Tortuguero National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gray-rumped Swift on a given day. Each park's Gray-rumped Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
