Chimney Swift

Chaetura pelagica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
SpeciesChaetura pelagica (Chimney Swift)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Cairngorms National Park

1 Verified records at Cairngorms National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a bird belonging to the swift family Apodidae. A member of the genus Chaetura, it is closely related to both Vaux's swift and Chapman's swift; in the past, the three were sometimes considered to be conspecific. It has no subspecies. The chimney swift is a medium-sized, sooty gray bird with very long, slender wings and very short legs. Like all swifts, it is incapable of perching on flat surfaces, and can only perch on vertical surfaces. Many fly around all day and only come down at night when roosting. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cairngorms National Park

Apus apus

20–30% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chimney Swift at Cairngorms National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
5	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
6	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
9	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
10	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
12	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
15	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
16	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
17	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
18	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
19	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
21	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
23	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
24	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
25	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
27	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
28	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
29	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
30	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
32	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
33	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
34	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
35	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
36	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	Insufficient data
37	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
38	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
39	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
40	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
41	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
42	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
43	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
44	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
45	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
46	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
47	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
48	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data

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