Alpine Swift

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

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	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	40–50%
2	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	10–20%
3	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
4	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
5	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
6	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
7	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	0–10%
8	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
9	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
10	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	0–10%
11	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	0–10%
12	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
13	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	<5%
14	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
15	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	<5%
16	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
17	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
18	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
19	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
20	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
21	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
22	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
23	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
24	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
27	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
28	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
29	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
30	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
31	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
32	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
33	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
34	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	<5%
35	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
36	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
37	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
38	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
39	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
40	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
41	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
42	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	<5%
43	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
44	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
45	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
47	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
48	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
49	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
50	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
51	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
52	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
53	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
54	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
55	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	Insufficient data
56	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
57	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
58	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	Insufficient data
59	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
60	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
61	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
62	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data
63	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
64	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Alpine Swift in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Alpine Swift sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Alpine Swift in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

August has the highest sighting rate for Alpine Swift in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.