Common Swift

Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve

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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	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	30–40%
2	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	20–30%
3	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	20–30%
4	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
5	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	20–30%
6	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	20–30%
7	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	20–30%
8	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
9	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
10	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
11	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
12	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
13	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
14	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
15	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
16	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
18	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
19	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	0–10%
20	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	0–10%
21	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
22	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	0–10%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	0–10%
24	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	0–10%
25	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
26	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
27	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
28	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
29	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
30	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	<5%
31	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
35	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
36	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
37	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
38	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
39	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
40	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
41	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
42	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
43	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
44	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
45	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
47	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
48	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
49	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
50	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
51	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
52	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
53	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
54	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
55	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
56	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
57	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
58	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
59	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
60	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
61	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
62	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
63	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
64	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Swift in Masai Mara National Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Common Swift sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Swift in Masai Mara National Reserve?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Swift in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.