Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx serripennis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Lago de Yojoa
237 Verified records at Lago de Yojoa
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) is a small, migratory swallow. It is very similar to the southern rough-winged swallow, Stelgidopteryx ruficollis. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
60–70
Feb
60–70
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
40–50%
2 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
3 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
4 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
6 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
9 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
10 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
12 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
13 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
14 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
15 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
17 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
18 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
19 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
20 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
21 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
22 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
23 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
24 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
25 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
26 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
27 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
28 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
29 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
30 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
31 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
32 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
33 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
34 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
35 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
36 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
38 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
40 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
41 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
43 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
44 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
45 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
46 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
47 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
<5%
49 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
51 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
53 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
54 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
56 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
57 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
<5%
58 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
59 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
60 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
61 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
<5%
62 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
63 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
64 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
65 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
66 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
67 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
68 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
69 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
70 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
71 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
72 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
73 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
74 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
Insufficient data
75 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
76 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
77 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
Insufficient data
78 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
79 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
80 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
81 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
82 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
83 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
84 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
85 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Lago de Yojoa?

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Lago de Yojoa?

March has the highest sighting rate for Northern Rough-winged Swallow in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.

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