Horus Swift

Horus Swift

Apus horus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Masai Mara National Reserve

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
0–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
0–10%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
0–10%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
11 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
17 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
18 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
19 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
23 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
24 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
25 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
26 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
27 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
28 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
29 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

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

About 3% of visitor-days record a Horus Swift sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 95 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

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

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

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