Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusApus (Typical Swifts)
- SpeciesApus pacificus (Pacific Swift)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Swift sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Germain's Swiftlet
Aerodramus germani
Silver-backed Needletail
Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
📅 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 Pacific Swift in Cat Tien National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Pacific Swift sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 8 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pacific Swift in Cat Tien National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Swift in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.