White-collared Swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusStreptoprocne (Collared Swifts)
- SpeciesStreptoprocne zonaris (White-collared Swift)
The white-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and every mainland South American country. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Short-tailed Swift
Chaetura brachyura
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
Amazilia tzacatl
White-vented Plumeleteer
Chalybura buffonii
Violet-bellied Hummingbird
Chlorestes julie
Sapphire-throated Hummingbird
Chrysuronia coeruleogularis
Snowy-bellied Hummingbird
Saucerottia edward
Blue-chested Hummingbird
Polyerata amabilis
Black-throated Mango
Anthracothorax nigricollis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-collared Swift at Parque Natural Metropolitano — 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