House Swift
Apus nipalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusApus (Typical Swifts)
- SpeciesApus nipalensis (House Swift)
Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
Plume-toed Swiftlet
Collocalia affinis
White-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus fuciphagus
Black-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus maximus
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
Aerodramus salangana
Silver-rumped Needletail
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Brown-backed Needletail
Hirundapus giganteus
Asian Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Gray-rumped Treeswift
Hemiprocne longipennis
Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 3 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 4 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 9 | Jiuzhaigou National Park | 🇨🇳 China | |
| 10 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 11 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 14 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 15 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 16 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 18 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 19 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 20 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 22 | Khao Luang National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 23 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a House Swift in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 1% of visitor-days record a House Swift sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see House Swift in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?
April has the highest sighting rate for House Swift in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.