Madagascar Swift

Madagascar Swift

Apus balstoni

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Berenty Reserve

Closest Relatives at Berenty Reserve

Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

0–10% · With luck
Malagasy Palm-Swift
LC

Malagasy Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypsiurus gracilis

<5% · Rare
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
0–10
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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
20–30%
2 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
0–10%
3 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Madagascar Swift in Berenty Reserve?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Madagascar Swift sighting in Berenty Reserve, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Madagascar Swift in Berenty Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Madagascar Swift in Berenty Reserve in our monthly data.

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