Bradfield's Swift

Bradfield's Swift

Apus bradfieldi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Etosha National Park

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

20–30% · Possible
Common Swift
LC

Common Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus apus

0–10% · With luck
White-rumped Swift
LC

White-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus caffer

<5% · Rare
African Palm-Swift
LC

African Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypsiurus parvus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
0–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
0–10
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bradfield's Swift in Etosha National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Bradfield's Swift sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bradfield's Swift in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Bradfield's Swift in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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