African Swift

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru 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	5–10%
3	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
4	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
5	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
6	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
7	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
8	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
9	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
10	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
12	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
14	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
15	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
17	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
18	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
19	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
20	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
22	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
23	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
24	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
26	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
27	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
28	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
29	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
30	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
31	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
32	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
33	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
34	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
35	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
36	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
37	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
38	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	Insufficient data
39	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	Insufficient data
40	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
41	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	Insufficient data
42	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a African Swift in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a African Swift sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see African Swift in Lake Nakuru National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for African Swift in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.