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Sick's Swift

Chaetura meridionalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
148 Verified records at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but a study published in 1997 found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney swift. The English name commemorates the German-born ornithologist Helmut Sick who studied South American birds. It is a migratory species that breeds in central South America and overwinters in northern South America. The IUCN has listed it as being of "Least Concern". Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sick's Swift sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park

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LC

Gray-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura cinereiventris

40–50% · Likely
White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
LC

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panyptila cayennensis

5–10% · With luck
Biscutate Swift
LC

Biscutate Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne biscutata

5–10% · With luck
Sooty Swift
LC

Sooty Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides fumigatus

Insufficient data
Violet-capped Woodnymph
LC

Violet-capped Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania glaucopis

70–80% · Very likely
Sombre Hummingbird
LC Endemic

Sombre Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupetomena cirrochloris

50–60% · Likely
Saw-billed Hermit
LC Endemic

Saw-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphodon naevius

50–60% · Likely
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Swallow-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupetomena macroura

40–50% · Likely
Black Jacobin
LC

Black Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga fusca

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-breasted Hermit
LC

Rufous-breasted Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucis hirsutus

30–40% · Possible
Scale-throated Hermit
LC

Scale-throated Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis eurynome

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
60–70
Sep
50–60
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
7 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
9 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sick's Swift in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Sick's Swift sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, based on 148 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sick's Swift in Serra dos Órgãos National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Sick's Swift in Serra dos Órgãos National Park in our monthly data.

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