African Swift
Apus barbatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusApus (Typical Swifts)
- SpeciesApus barbatus (African Swift)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a African Swift sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arusha National Park
Little Swift
Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
Horus Swift
Apus horus
Nyanza Swift
Apus niansae
Common Swift
Apus apus
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
📅 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 African Swift in Arusha National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a African Swift sighting in Arusha National Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see African Swift in Arusha National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for African Swift in Arusha National Park in our monthly data.