African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypsiurus (Old World Palm Swifts)
- SpeciesCypsiurus parvus (African Palm-Swift)
Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park
📅 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 African Palm-Swift in Kidepo Valley National Park?
About 45% of visitor-days record a African Palm-Swift sighting in Kidepo Valley National Park, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Palm-Swift in Kidepo Valley National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for African Palm-Swift in Kidepo Valley National Park in our monthly data.