Little Swift

Little Swift

Apus affinis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at iSimangaliso Wetland Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
2 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
3 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
6 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
30–40%
7 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
8 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
20–30%
9 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
10 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
11 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
12 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
15 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
16 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
17 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
18 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
20 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
21 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
22 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
23 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
24 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
26 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
27 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
28 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
29 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
30 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
31 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
32 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
33 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
34 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
35 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
36 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
37 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
38 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
39 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar
0–10%
40 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
41 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
0–10%
42 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
0–10%
43 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
44 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
45 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
46 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
47 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
48 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
49 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
50 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
51 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
52 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
53 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
54 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
55 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
56 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
<5%
57 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
58 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
59 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
60 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Little Swift in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

About 30% of visitor-days record a Little Swift sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 424 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Little Swift in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Little Swift in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.

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