African Palm-Swift

African Palm-Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at South Luangwa National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
70–80%
2 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
60–70%
3 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
5 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
50–60%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
7 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
9 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
30–40%
12 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
13 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
17 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
18 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
19 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
20 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
21 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
22 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
20–30%
24 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
25 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
26 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
28 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
29 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
30 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
31 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
0–10%
32 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
33 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
35 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
36 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
37 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
38 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
40 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
41 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
42 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
43 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Palm-Swift in South Luangwa National Park?

About 25% of visitor-days record a African Palm-Swift sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 159 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Palm-Swift in South Luangwa National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for African Palm-Swift in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.

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