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 Soberanía National Park, based on 187 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Chapman's Swift
Chaetura chapmani
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
White-necked Jacobin
Florisuga mellivora
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Chlorestes julie
Long-billed Hermit
Phaethornis longirostris
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata amabilis
📅 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 Soberanía National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 187 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Soberanía National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.