Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusTelacanthura (Dark Spinetails)
- SpeciesTelacanthura ussheri (Mottled Spinetail)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Little Swift
Apus affinis
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Common Swift
Apus apus
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Nyanza Swift
Apus niansae
Horus Swift
Apus horus
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Bat-like Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Spinetail in Mkomazi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Mottled Spinetail sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Spinetail in Mkomazi National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Spinetail in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.