House Swift
House SwiftHouse Swift

House Swift

Apus nipalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
21 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of its brain in-flight. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the little swift, under the name Apus affinis subfurcatus. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a House Swift sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Pacific Swift
LC

Pacific Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus pacificus

<5% · Rare
Plume-toed Swiftlet

Plume-toed Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Collocalia affinis

30–40% · Possible
White-nest Swiftlet
LC

White-nest Swiftlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aerodramus fuciphagus

20–30% · Possible
Black-nest Swiftlet
LC

Black-nest Swiftlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aerodramus maximus

5–10% · With luck
Mossy-nest Swiftlet
LC

Mossy-nest Swiftlet

Bird

Aerodramus salangana

5–10% · Rare
Silver-rumped Needletail
LC

Silver-rumped Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhaphidura leucopygialis

<5% · Rare
Brown-backed Needletail
LC

Brown-backed Needletail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hirundapus giganteus

<5% · Rare
Asian Palm-Swift
LC

Asian Palm-Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Cypsiurus balasiensis

<5% · Rare
White-throated Needletail
LC

White-throated Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus caudacutus

Insufficient data
Gray-rumped Treeswift
LC

Gray-rumped Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne longipennis

<5% · Rare
Whiskered Treeswift
LC

Whiskered Treeswift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemiprocne comata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
3 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
4 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
10–20%
5 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
6 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
8 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
5–10%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
<5%
11 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
12 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
13 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
14 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
15 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
16 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
17 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
19 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
20 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
21 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
22 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
23 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
24 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a House Swift in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a House Swift sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see House Swift in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

April has the highest sighting rate for House Swift in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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