Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura vauxi (Vaux's Swift)
Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
Wedge-tailed Sabrewing
Pampa curvipennis
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Amazilia yucatanensis
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Purple-crowned Fairy
Heliothryx barroti
📅 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 Vaux's Swift in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.