Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano

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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	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
2	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
3	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	10–20%
4	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
5	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
7	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	5–10%
8	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
9	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
10	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
11	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
12	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
13	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
14	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
15	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
18	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
19	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
20	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
21	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
22	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
26	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
28	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
29	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
30	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
31	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
33	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
36	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
37	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
38	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
39	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
40	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
41	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	Insufficient data
42	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
43	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
44	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
45	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	Insufficient data
46	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
47	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
48	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
49	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano?

December has the highest sighting rate for Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.