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% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Gray-breasted Martin
Progne chalybea
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
Collared Redstart
Myioborus torquatus
Flame-throated Warbler
Oreothlypis gutturalis
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Black-cheeked Warbler
Basileuterus melanogenys
Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
📅 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 Volcán Barú National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Rough-winged Swallow sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Volcán Barú National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Southern Rough-winged Swallow in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.