Sick's Swift
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Sick's Swift

Chaetura meridionalis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at El Impenetrable National Park
11 Verified records at El Impenetrable National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It was previously considered conspecific with the smaller ashy-tailed swift, but a study published in 1997 found that Sick's swift was closer to the chimney swift. The English name commemorates the German-born ornithologist Helmut Sick who studied South American birds. It is a migratory species that breeds in central South America and overwinters in northern South America. The IUCN has listed it as being of "Least Concern". Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sick's Swift sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at El Impenetrable National Park

Glittering-bellied Emerald
LC

Glittering-bellied Emerald

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorostilbon lucidus

30–40% · Possible
Gilded Hummingbird
LC

Gilded Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylocharis chrysura

10–20% · With luck
Blue-tufted Starthroat
LC

Blue-tufted Starthroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Heliomaster furcifer

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
4 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
7 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
9 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
13 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sick's Swift in El Impenetrable National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sick's Swift sighting in El Impenetrable National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sick's Swift in El Impenetrable National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Sick's Swift in El Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.

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