Band-rumped Swift
Band-rumped SwiftBand-rumped Swift

Band-rumped Swift

Chaetura spinicaudus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Brownsberg Nature Park
103 Verified records at Brownsberg Nature Park
December 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Brownsberg Nature Park

Chapman's Swift
LC

Chapman's Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaetura chapmani

10–20% · With luck
Short-tailed Swift
LC

Short-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura brachyura

5–10% · With luck
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
LC

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panyptila cayennensis

5–10% · With luck
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift
LC

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachornis squamata

<5% · Rare
Eastern Long-tailed Hermit
LC

Eastern Long-tailed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis superciliosus

60–70% · Likely
🐦 No photo available
LC

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania furcata

50–60% · Likely
Straight-billed Hermit
LC

Straight-billed Hermit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phaethornis bourcieri

40–50% · Likely
Black-eared Fairy
LC

Black-eared Fairy

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliothryx auritus

40–50% · Likely
Gray-breasted Sabrewing
LC

Gray-breasted Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus largipennis

30–40% · Possible
White-chinned Sapphire
LC

White-chinned Sapphire

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorestes cyanus

10–20% · With luck
White-necked Jacobin
LC

White-necked Jacobin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Florisuga mellivora

10–20% · With luck
Plain-bellied Emerald
LC

Plain-bellied Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chrysuronia leucogaster

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
50–60
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
80–90
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 Brownsberg Nature Park?

About 42% of wildlife watchers report a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-rumped Swift in Brownsberg Nature Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Band-rumped Swift in Brownsberg Nature Park in our monthly data.

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