Grey-rumped Swift

Chaetura cinereiventris Sclater, PL, 1862

10 cmLength14 gWeight

The grey-rumped swift or gray-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.

Most records: Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Grey-rumped Swift has been recorded at 448 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 16 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Estación Biológica La Selva-OTSCosta Rica6,658 records
Asa Wright Nature CenterTrinidad & Tobago1,423 records
Rio Silanche Bird SanctuaryEcuador1,021 records

More places

WildSumaco LodgeEcuador990 records
Selva Verde LodgeCosta Rica740 records
Rio Cristalino – listas históricasBrazil693 records
Tirimbina Rainforest CenterCosta Rica591 records
Linhares – Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio DoceBrazil556 records
Porto Seguro – RPPN Estação VeracelBrazil432 records
PP Urugua-í – Seccional UruzúArgentina401 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Brazil Ecuador Colombia Trinidad & Tobago Argentina Peru Venezuela

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The grey-rumped swift or gray-rumped swift (Chaetura cinereiventris) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama; in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay; in Trinidad and Tobago; and on Grenada.

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