Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusSchoutedenapus
- SpeciesSchoutedenapus myoptilus (Scarce Swift)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Swift sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 7 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Scarce Swift in Aberdare National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Scarce Swift sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Scarce Swift in Aberdare National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Scarce Swift in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.