Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusTachymarptis (Mottled and Alpine Swifts)
- SpeciesTachymarptis aequatorialis (Mottled Swift)
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 Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
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 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 11 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 16 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 20 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 21 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 22 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 23 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 24 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Swift in Mkomazi National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Mottled Swift sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Swift in Mkomazi National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Swift in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.