Genus

Typical Swifts

Apus

16 species in our catalog · found in 145 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusApus (Typical Swifts)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Apus affinis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Apus apus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apus bradfieldi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Apus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Apus caffer

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Apus salimalii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Apus balstoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Apus nipalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Apus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus horus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus niansae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus leuconyx

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus cooki

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Apus berliozi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Apus acuticauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Swifts

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~60%
	Little Swift			~50%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
2	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~50%
	African Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			Insufficient data
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
3	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~50%
	Little Swift			~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			Insufficient data
4	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~50%
	Little Swift			~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
5	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~50%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~50%
	White-rumped Swift			~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
7	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~50%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			~10%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
8	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~40%
	Bradfield's Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
9	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
10	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
11	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	7	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Forbes-Watson's Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
	Nyanza Swift			Insufficient data
13	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
14	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
15	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
16	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~40%
	Common Swift			~40%
17	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
18	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
	African Swift			Insufficient data
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
19	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
20	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
21	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			Insufficient data
22	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
23	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
24	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
25	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
26	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Common Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Bradfield's Swift			<5%
27	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
28	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4	~30%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
29	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
30	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	3	~30%
	Salim Ali's Swift			~30%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
31	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
32	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
33	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
	Blyth's Swift			Insufficient data
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	African Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
35	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	~30%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
36	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
	Pallid Swift			Insufficient data
37	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
38	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			Insufficient data
39	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	~20%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
40	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
41	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			Insufficient data
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
42	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	~20%
	Madagascar Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			<5%
43	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Blyth's Swift			Insufficient data
44	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
45	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
	Nyanza Swift			Insufficient data
46	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
47	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
48	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	5	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
49	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
50	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
51	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
52	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
53	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
54	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
55	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
56	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2	~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
57	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~20%
	Horus Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	African Swift			Insufficient data
58	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
	Cook's Swift			Insufficient data
59	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			Insufficient data
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
60	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	~20%
	African Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
61	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Blyth's Swift			Insufficient data
62	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
63	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
64	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
65	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	6	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			Insufficient data
66	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
67	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
68	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~20%
	House Swift			~10%
	Cook's Swift			~10%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
69	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			Insufficient data
70	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
71	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
72	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
	House Swift			<5%
	Cook's Swift			<5%
73	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
74	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
75	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~10%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
	House Swift			~10%
	Blyth's Swift			<5%
76	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
77	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Bradfield's Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
78	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
79	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
80	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Madagascar Swift			~10%
81	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
82	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
83	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	3	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
84	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
85	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
86	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Blyth's Swift			Insufficient data
87	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
88	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
89	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
90	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
	Cook's Swift			<5%
	House Swift			<5%
91	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
92	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
93	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2	~10%
	Little Swift			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
94	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
95	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
96	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
	Blyth's Swift			Insufficient data
97	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
98	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
	House Swift			<5%
99	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
100	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
101	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4	~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Little Swift			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
	African Swift			Insufficient data
102	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Blyth's Swift			Insufficient data
103	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			Insufficient data
	Common Swift			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
	African Swift			Insufficient data
104	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
105	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
106	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1	~10%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
107	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Blyth's Swift			~10%
	House Swift			Insufficient data
108	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
109	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3	~10%
	Blyth's Swift			~10%
	House Swift			<5%
	Dark-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
110	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
	House Swift			Insufficient data
111	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2	~10%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
	House Swift			Insufficient data
112	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
113	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
	Dark-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
114	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
	House Swift			Insufficient data
115	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
116	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
117	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
118	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Little Swift			Insufficient data
	African Swift			Insufficient data
	White-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
	Bradfield's Swift			Insufficient data
119	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
120	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
121	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
122	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
123	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
124	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
	House Swift			Insufficient data
125	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
126	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Madagascar Swift			<5%
127	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
128	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
129	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	<5%
	Little Swift			Insufficient data
130	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
131	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
132	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
133	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
134	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
135	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
	House Swift			Insufficient data
136	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Little Swift			Insufficient data
137	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Dark-rumped Swift			Insufficient data
138	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
	House Swift			Insufficient data
139	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
140	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
141	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
142	Wilsons Promontory National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
143	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
144	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Pacific Swift			Insufficient data
145	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	1	<5%
	Common Swift			Insufficient data