White-rumped Swift

White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kibale National Park
239 Verified records at Kibale National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Swift sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 239 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
3 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
8 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
13 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
14 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
15 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
20 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
5–10%
22 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
23 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
25 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
26 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
27 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
28 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
29 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
30 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
31 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
32 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
33 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
34 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
35 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
36 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
37 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
38 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
39 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
40 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
41 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
42 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
43 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
44 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
45 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
46 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
47 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
48 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
49 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
50 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
51 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
52 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-rumped Swift in Kibale National Park?

About 12% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Swift sighting in Kibale National Park, based on 239 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-rumped Swift in Kibale National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for White-rumped Swift in Kibale National Park in our monthly data.

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