Genus

Chaetura Swifts

Chaetura

9 species in our catalog · found in 102 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)

Species in this group

Chaetura cinereiventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Chaetura spinicaudus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chaetura vauxi

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Chaetura brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura meridionalis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura pelagica

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura fumosa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chaetura chapmani

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chaetura egregia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Chaetura Swifts

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~60%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~50%
	Sick's Swift			~30%
2	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	3 of 9	~50%
	Band-rumped Swift			~40%
	Chapman's Swift			~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
3	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	2 of 9	~50%
	Short-tailed Swift			~30%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~20%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 9	~50%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
	Band-rumped Swift			~20%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
5	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 9	~40%
	Vaux's Swift			~40%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
6	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 9	~40%
	Short-tailed Swift			~30%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
7	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	3 of 9	~40%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
8	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	4 of 9	~30%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chapman's Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
9	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Chimney Swift			~30%
10	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~30%
	Costa Rican Swift			~30%
11	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 9	~30%
	Vaux's Swift			~30%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
12	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 9	~30%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
13	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~30%
	Chimney Swift			~30%
14	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
15	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~20%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
16	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2 of 9	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3 of 9	~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
18	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
19	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
20	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
21	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
22	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
23	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~20%
	Costa Rican Swift			~20%
24	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
25	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
26	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	3 of 9	~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
27	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
28	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 9	~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
29	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
30	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
31	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	2 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
32	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 9	~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
33	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
34	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
35	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
36	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 9	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
37	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 9	~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
38	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Costa Rican Swift			~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
40	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
41	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chapman's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
42	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
43	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
44	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
45	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
46	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	3 of 9	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			~10%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
47	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
48	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
49	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
50	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Pale-rumped Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
51	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
52	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
53	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
54	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	~10%
	Costa Rican Swift			~10%
55	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
56	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
57	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
58	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
59	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
60	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
61	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
62	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 9	~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
63	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
64	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
65	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 9	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
66	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
67	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
68	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
69	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
70	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
71	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
72	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
73	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
74	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
75	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
76	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
77	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 9	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
78	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	2 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
79	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
80	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
81	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
82	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
83	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
84	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
85	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
86	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
87	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
88	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
89	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
90	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
91	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
92	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 9	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
93	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
94	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
95	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
96	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
97	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 9	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
98	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
99	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2 of 9	<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
100	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
101	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
102	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Porto Alegre	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~40%
	Sick's Swift			~40%
2	Belém	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~40%
	Short-tailed Swift			~40%
3	Salvador	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~40%
	Sick's Swift			~40%
4	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Chimney Swift			~30%
5	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~30%
	Sick's Swift			~30%
6	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Chimney Swift			~30%
7	San Salvador	🇸🇻 El Salvador	1 of 9	~30%
	Vaux's Swift			~30%
8	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Chimney Swift			~30%
9	Niterói	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~30%
	Sick's Swift			~30%
10	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
11	São Luís	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~20%
	Short-tailed Swift			~20%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
13	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
14	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
15	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
16	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
17	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
18	Vitória	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
19	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
20	Campinas	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~20%
	Sick's Swift			~20%
21	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Vaux's Swift			~20%
22	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
23	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~20%
	Chimney Swift			~20%
24	Belo Horizonte	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
25	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
26	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
	Costa Rican Swift			<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
27	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
28	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
29	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	🇧🇴 Bolivia	3 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
30	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
31	João Pessoa	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
32	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
33	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
34	Santos	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
35	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~10%
	Sick's Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
36	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	4 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
	Band-rumped Swift			<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
37	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~10%
	Chimney Swift			~10%
38	Manaus	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			~10%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
39	Guayaquil	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 9	~10%
	Short-tailed Swift			<5%
	Gray-rumped Swift			<5%
40	Managua	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	1 of 9	~10%
	Vaux's Swift			~10%
41	San Pedro Sula	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
42	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
43	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	1 of 9	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
44	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
45	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 9	<5%
	Sick's Swift			<5%
46	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
47	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
48	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Chimney Swift			<5%
49	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
50	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
51	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
52	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
53	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
54	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%
55	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	<5%
	Vaux's Swift			<5%

Chaetura Swifts

Species in this group

Gray-rumped Swift

Band-rumped Swift

Vaux's Swift

Short-tailed Swift

Sick's Swift

Chimney Swift

Costa Rican Swift

Chapman's Swift

Pale-rumped Swift

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Chaetura Swifts

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked