Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusTelacanthura (Dark Spinetails)
- SpeciesTelacanthura ussheri (Mottled Spinetail)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
Little Swift
Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
Bat-like Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Common Swift
Apus apus
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Apus berliozi
Nyanza Swift
Apus niansae
Horus Swift
Apus horus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 2 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mottled Spinetail in Tsavo East National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Mottled Spinetail sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 119 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mottled Spinetail in Tsavo East National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Mottled Spinetail in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.