Band-rumped Swift
Band-rumped SwiftBand-rumped Swift

Band-rumped Swift

Chaetura spinicaudus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Canaima National Park
21 Verified records at Canaima National Park
June 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

🐦 No photo available
LC

Gray-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura cinereiventris

10–20% · With luck
Chapman's Swift
LC

Chapman's Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chaetura chapmani

<5% · Rare
Short-tailed Swift
LC

Short-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura brachyura

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
VU

Ashy-tailed Swift

Bird

Chaetura andrei

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Tepui Swift

Bird

Streptoprocne phelpsi

30–40% · Possible
White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

20–30% · Possible
🐦 No photo available
LC

White-tipped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aeronautes montivagus

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

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachornis squamata

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

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panyptila cayennensis

<5% · Rare
White-chinned Swift
LC

White-chinned Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides cryptus

Insufficient data
🐦 No photo available
LC

Fork-tailed Woodnymph

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thalurania furcata

30–40% · Possible
Rufous-breasted Sabrewing
LC

Rufous-breasted Sabrewing

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Campylopterus hyperythrus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
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 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 Canaima National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Band-rumped Swift sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

June has the highest sighting rate for Band-rumped Swift in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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