Costa Rican Swift

Costa Rican Swift

Chaetura fumosa

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
2 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Costa Rican swift (Chaetura fumosa) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Vaux's Swift
LC

Vaux's Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chaetura vauxi

<5% · Rare
White-collared Swift
LC

White-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne zonaris

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-collared Swift
LC

Chestnut-collared Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Streptoprocne rutila

<5% · Rare
Black Swift
VU Endemic

Black Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides niger

<5% · Rare
Spot-fronted Swift
LC

Spot-fronted Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypseloides cherriei

Insufficient data
Talamanca Hummingbird
LC

Talamanca Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eugenes spectabilis

70–80% · Very likely
Lesser Violetear

Lesser Violetear

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Colibri cyanotus

70–80% · Very likely
White-throated Mountain-gem
LC

White-throated Mountain-gem

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lampornis castaneoventris

70–80% · Very likely
Volcano Hummingbird
LC

Volcano Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus flammula

70–80% · Likely
Scintillant Hummingbird
LC

Scintillant Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Selasphorus scintilla

30–40% · Possible
Fiery-throated Hummingbird
LC

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Panterpe insignis

30–40% · Possible
Stripe-tailed Hummingbird
LC

Stripe-tailed Hummingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eupherusa eximia

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Costa Rican Swift at Los Quetzales National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
8 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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