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% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park
Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherriei
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Volcano Hummingbird
Selasphorus flammula
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
Panterpe insignis
Lesser Violetear
Colibri cyanotus
Talamanca Hummingbird
Eugenes spectabilis
Scintillant Hummingbird
Selasphorus scintilla
Purple-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis calolaemus
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
Green-crowned Brilliant
Heliodoxa jacula
📅 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 Irazú Volcano National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Irazú Volcano National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.