White-throated Swift
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White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
1 Verified records at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to cordilleran western Honduras. Its coastal range extends as far north as Northern California, while inland it has migratory populations found throughout the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions, ranging as far north as southern British Columbia. White-throated swifts are found in open areas near cliffs, rock faces, or man-made structures, where they roost. Swifts are social birds, and groups are often seen roosting and foraging for flying insects together. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca

White-naped Swift
LC Endemic

White-naped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne semicollaris

<5% · Rare
Vaux's Swift
LC

Vaux's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura vauxi

<5% · Rare
White-eared Hummingbird
LC

White-eared Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Basilinna leucotis

70–80% · Very likely
Mexican Violetear
LC

Mexican Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri thalassinus

40–50% · Likely
Rivoli's Hummingbird
LC

Rivoli's Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eugenes fulgens

30–40% · Possible
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus platycercus

20–30% · Possible
Blue-throated Hummingbird
LC

Blue-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lampornis clemenciae

10–20% · With luck
Berylline Hummingbird
LC

Berylline Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saucerottia beryllina

10–20% · With luck
Broad-billed Hummingbird
LC

Broad-billed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cynanthus latirostris

10–20% · With luck
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
LC

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Archilochus colubris

5–10% · Rare
Heloise's Hummingbird
LC Endemic

Heloise's Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus heloisa

<5% · Rare
Amethyst-throated Hummingbird
LC

Amethyst-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lampornis amethystinus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-throated Swift at Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
2 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
3 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
4 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
5 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
6 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
7 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
8 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
9 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
10 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
11 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
12 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
5–10%
13 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
14 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
15 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
17 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
18 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
19 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
20 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
21 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
22 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
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