Malagasy Palm-Swift

Malagasy Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus gracilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Ankarafantsika National Park

Closest Relatives at Ankarafantsika National Park

Madagascar Swift
LC

Madagascar Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apus balstoni

<5% · Rare
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

Insufficient data
Malagasy Spinetail
LC

Malagasy Spinetail

Bird

Zoonavena grandidieri

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
40–50%
2 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
10–20%
3 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Malagasy Palm-Swift in Ankarafantsika National Park?

About 17% of visitor-days record a Malagasy Palm-Swift sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park, based on 69 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Malagasy Palm-Swift in Ankarafantsika National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Malagasy Palm-Swift in Ankarafantsika National Park in our monthly data.

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