Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusApus (Typical Swifts)
- SpeciesApus pacificus (Pacific Swift)
Closest Relatives at Khao Yai National Park
House Swift
Apus nipalensis
Cook's Swift
Apus cooki
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Himalayan Swiftlet
Aerodramus brevirostris
Silver-backed Needletail
Hirundapus cochinchinensis
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Crested Treeswift
Hemiprocne coronata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 Pacific Swift in Khao Yai National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Pacific Swift sighting in Khao Yai National Park, based on 19 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Pacific Swift in Khao Yai National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Pacific Swift in Khao Yai National Park in our monthly data.