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 Lago de Yojoa, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
Cinnamon Hummingbird
Amazilia rutila
Green-breasted Mango
Anthracothorax prevostii
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
Sparkling-tailed Hummingbird
Tilmatura dupontii
Stripe-throated Hermit
Phaethornis striigularis
Canivet's Emerald
Cynanthus canivetii
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
📅 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 Lago de Yojoa?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 31 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Lago de Yojoa?
August has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.