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 Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Chlorestes julie
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Saucerottia edward
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata amabilis
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
📅 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
August has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.