Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusChaetura (Chaetura Swifts)
- SpeciesChaetura vauxi (Vaux's Swift)
Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Rocky Mountain National Park
Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica
White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
Rufous Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Archilochus alexandri
Calliope Hummingbird
Selasphorus calliope
📅 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 Vaux's Swift in Rocky Mountain National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Vaux's Swift sighting in Rocky Mountain National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Vaux's Swift in Rocky Mountain National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Vaux's Swift in Rocky Mountain National Park in our monthly data.