Sabine's Spinetail

Sabine's Spinetail

Rhaphidura sabini

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Queen Elizabeth National Park

Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park

White-rumped Swift
LC

White-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus caffer

20–30% · Possible
Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

20–30% · Possible
African Palm-Swift
LC

African Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypsiurus parvus

10–20% · With luck
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

<5% · Rare
Horus Swift
LC

Horus Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus horus

<5% · Rare
Common Swift
LC

Common Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus apus

<5% · Rare
African Swift
LC

African Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus barbatus

<5% · Rare
Scarce Swift
LC

Scarce Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schoutedenapus myoptilus

<5% · Rare
Mottled Swift
LC

Mottled Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Insufficient data
Mottled Spinetail
LC

Mottled Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Telacanthura ussheri

Insufficient data
Cassin's Spinetail
LC

Cassin's Spinetail

Bird

Neafrapus cassini

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🕐 When They’re Spotted

🕐

Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.

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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
0–10%
2 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
3 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
4 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sabine's Spinetail in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Sabine's Spinetail sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Sabine's Spinetail in Queen Elizabeth National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Sabine's Spinetail in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.

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