African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusCypsiurus (Old World Palm Swifts)
- SpeciesCypsiurus parvus (African Palm-Swift)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Horus Swift
Apus horus
Common Swift
Apus apus
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Sabine's Spinetail
Rhaphidura sabini
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
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 African Palm-Swift in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a African Palm-Swift sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 150 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see African Palm-Swift in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for African Palm-Swift in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.