African Swift

Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park

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	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	10–20%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	0–10%
3	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	0–10%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	0–10%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	0–10%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	0–10%
8	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
9	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
10	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
11	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
12	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
16	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
17	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
18	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
20	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
22	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
23	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
24	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
25	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
26	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
27	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
28	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
29	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
30	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
31	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
32	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
33	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
34	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
35	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Swift in Tsavo West National Park?

About 3% of visitor-days record a African Swift sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see African Swift in Tsavo West National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for African Swift in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.