Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypsiurus (Old World Palm Swifts)
- SpeciesCypsiurus balasiensis (Asian Palm-Swift)
Closest Relatives at Danum Valley Conservation Area
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
Silver-rumped Needletail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus salangana
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
📅 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 Asian Palm-Swift in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Asian Palm-Swift sighting in Danum Valley Conservation Area, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Asian Palm-Swift in Danum Valley Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Asian Palm-Swift in Danum Valley Conservation Area in our monthly data.