Antillean Palm Swift
Antillean Palm Swift

Antillean Palm Swift

Tachornis phoenicobia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
21 Verified records at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found on the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Antillean Palm Swift sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park

White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

10–20% · With luck
Black Swift
VU Endemic

Black Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides niger

5–10% · With luck
Streamertail (Black-billed)
LC Endemic

Streamertail (Black-billed)

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochilus scitulus

50–60% · Likely
Vervain Hummingbird
LC Endemic

Vervain Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mellisuga minima

50–60% · Likely
Streamertail
LC Endemic

Streamertail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trochilus polytmus

40–50% · Likely
Jamaican Mango
LC Endemic

Jamaican Mango

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anthracothorax mango

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Los Haitises National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
40–50%
2 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
30–40%
3 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
20–30%
4 Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 🇯🇲 Jamaica
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Antillean Palm Swift in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Antillean Palm Swift sighting in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Antillean Palm Swift in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Antillean Palm Swift in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park in our monthly data.

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