Band-rumped Swift
Band-rumped SwiftBand-rumped Swift

Band-rumped Swift

Chaetura spinicaudus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Utría National Natural Park
11 Verified records at Utría National Natural Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The band-rumped swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from Panama south through Colombia into Ecuador, east from Venezuela into the Guianas and Brazil, and on Trinidad. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Utría National Natural Park

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LC

Gray-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura cinereiventris

Insufficient data
White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

Insufficient data
Humboldt's Sapphire

Humboldt's Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia humboldtii

40–50% · Likely
Blue-chested Hummingbird

Blue-chested Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyerata amabilis

40–50% · Likely
Violet-crowned Woodnymph
LC

Violet-crowned Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania colombica

20–30% · Possible
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Amazilia tzacatl

20–30% · With luck
Purple-chested Hummingbird
LC

Purple-chested Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Polyerata rosenbergi

10–20% · With luck
White-tipped Sicklebill
LC

White-tipped Sicklebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eutoxeres aquila

Insufficient data
Purple-crowned Fairy
LC

Purple-crowned Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx barroti

10–20% · With luck
Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer
LC

Bronze-tailed Plumeleteer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chalybura urochrysia

5–10% · With luck
Long-billed Hermit
LC

Long-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis longirostris

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
40–50%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
3 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
4 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
8 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
11 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
12 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Band-rumped Swift in Utría National Natural Park?

About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-rumped Swift in Utría National Natural Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Band-rumped Swift in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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