White-headed Sawwing
Psalidoprocne albiceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyHirundinidae (Swallows and Martins)
- GenusPsalidoprocne (Sawwings)
- SpeciesPsalidoprocne albiceps (White-headed Sawwing)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow
Hirundo smithii
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
Plain Martin
Riparia paludicola
Mosque Swallow
Cecropis senegalensis
Banded Martin
Riparia cincta
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Fischer's Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix leucopareia
📅 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 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 16 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Sawwing in Amboseli National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a White-headed Sawwing sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see White-headed Sawwing in Amboseli National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Sawwing in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.