Waterfall Swift

Waterfall Swift

Hydrochous gigas

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

Closest Relatives at Kerinci Seblat National Park

Plume-toed Swiftlet

Plume-toed Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia affinis

30–40% · Possible
Silver-rumped Needletail
LC

Silver-rumped Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

0–10% · With luck
White-nest Swiftlet
LC

White-nest Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus fuciphagus

0–10% · Rare
House Swift
LC

House Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Apus nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

Insufficient data
Black-nest Swiftlet
LC

Black-nest Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus maximus

Insufficient data
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

Insufficient data
Pacific Swift
LC

Pacific Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus pacificus

Insufficient data
Whiskered Treeswift
LC

Whiskered Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne comata

10–20% · With luck
Gray-rumped Treeswift
LC

Gray-rumped Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne longipennis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🕐 When They’re Spotted

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Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
2 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Waterfall Swift in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Waterfall Swift sighting in Kerinci Seblat National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Waterfall Swift in Kerinci Seblat National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Waterfall Swift in Kerinci Seblat National Park in our monthly data.

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