Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusTachymarptis (Mottled and Alpine Swifts)
- SpeciesTachymarptis melba (Alpine Swift)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
White-rumped Needletail
Zoonavena sylvatica
Silver-backed Needletail
Hirundapus cochinchinensis
Himalayan Swiftlet
Aerodramus brevirostris
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Blyth's Swift
Apus leuconyx
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 Alpine Swift in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Alpine Swift sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Alpine Swift in Chitwan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Swift in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.