Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Niokolo-Koba National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
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 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 2% of visitor-days record a Common Swift sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Swift in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Common Swift in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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