Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx ruficollis (Southern Rough-winged Swallow)
The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in Central America from Honduras south, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad, and as a vagrant to Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Tobago, and the Falkland Islands. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 147 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Brown-bellied Swallow
Notiochelidon murina
Pale-footed Swallow
Notiochelidon flavipes
White-banded Swallow
Atticora fasciata
White-thighed Swallow
Neochelidon tibialis
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
📅 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 Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Podocarpus National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 147 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Podocarpus National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.