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Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
86 Verified records at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's swift and Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes considered to be conspecific. It has no subspecies. The chimney swift is a medium-sized, sooty gray bird with very long, slender wings and very short legs. Like all swifts, it is incapable of perching on flat surfaces, and can only perch on vertical surfaces. Many fly around all day and only come down at night when roosting. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Chimney Swift sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 86 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

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LC

Gray-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura cinereiventris

10–20% · With luck
Vaux's Swift
LC

Vaux's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura vauxi

<5% · Rare
White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
LC

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panyptila cayennensis

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-collared Swift
LC

Chestnut-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne rutila

<5% · Rare
Black Swift
VU Endemic

Black Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides niger

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Swift
LC

White-chinned Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides cryptus

Insufficient data
Spot-fronted Swift
LC

Spot-fronted Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides cherriei

Insufficient data
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

40–50% · Likely
Long-billed Hermit
LC

Long-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis longirostris

40–50% · Likely
Stripe-throated Hermit
LC

Stripe-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis striigularis

20–30% · Possible
Blue-chested Hummingbird

Blue-chested Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyerata amabilis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
<5
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 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
2 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
5–10%
7 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
11 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
13 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
16 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
17 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
18 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
19 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
21 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
22 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
29 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
30 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
31 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
32 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
33 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
34 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
35 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
36 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
37 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
38 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
39 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
40 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
41 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
42 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
44 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
45 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
46 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
47 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
48 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chimney Swift in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Chimney Swift sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 86 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chimney Swift in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

November has the highest sighting rate for Chimney Swift in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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