Horus Swift
Apus horus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusApus (Typical Swifts)
- SpeciesApus horus (Horus Swift)
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Little Swift
Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
Common Swift
Apus apus
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Nyanza Swift
Apus niansae
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Cassin's Spinetail
Neafrapus cassini
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Horus Swift in Murchison Falls National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Horus Swift sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Horus Swift in Murchison Falls National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Horus Swift in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.