Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Southern Rough-winged Swallow

Stelgidopteryx ruficollis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
56 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
5 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
6 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
7 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
9 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
10 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
11 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
12 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
16 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
17 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
19 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
20 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
21 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
22 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
23 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
24 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
26 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
27 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
28 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
29 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
30 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
31 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
32 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
5–10%
33 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
34 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
35 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
36 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
37 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
38 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
39 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
40 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
41 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
43 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
44 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
45 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
46 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
47 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
49 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
50 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
51 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
53 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
54 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
56 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
57 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
58 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
59 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
60 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
61 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
62 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
63 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
64 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
65 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
66 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
67 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Yasuní National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Yasuní National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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