Southern Rough-winged Swallow
Stelgidopteryx ruficollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusStelgidopteryx (Rough-winged Swallows)
- SpeciesStelgidopteryx ruficollis (Southern Rough-winged Swallow)
The southern rough-winged swallow (Stelgidopteryx ruficollis) a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae, the swallows and martins. It is found in Central America from Honduras south, in every mainland South American country except Chile, on Trinidad, and as a vagrant to Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Tobago, and the Falkland Islands. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 271 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Brown-chested Martin
Progne tapera
White-rumped Swallow
Tachycineta leucorrhoa
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Tawny-headed Swallow
Alopochelidon fucata
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Iguazú National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 271 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Iguazú National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.