Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusPanyptila (Swallow-tailed Swifts)
- SpeciesPanyptila cayennensis (Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift)
The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (Panyptila cayennensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America; in every mainland South America country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay; and on Trinidad. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at El Triunfo
White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Chestnut-collared Swift
Streptoprocne rutila
Berylline Hummingbird
Saucerottia beryllina
Green-throated Mountain-gem
Lampornis viridipallens
White-bellied Emerald
Chlorestes candida
Garnet-throated Hummingbird
Lamprolaima rhami
Emerald-chinned Hummingbird
Abeillia abeillei
Rufous Sabrewing
Pampa rufa
Long-billed Starthroat
Heliomaster longirostris
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Violet Sabrewing
Campylopterus hemileucurus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift at El Triunfo — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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