White-headed Sawwing

White-headed Sawwing

Psalidoprocne albiceps

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

The white-headed saw-wing (Psalidoprocne albiceps), also known as the white-headed rough-winged swallow, is a species of bird in the family Hirundinidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence <20,000 km combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be stable, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over ten years or three generations). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Sawwing sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
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 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
3 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
4 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
6 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
7 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
10 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
11 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
12 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
18 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-headed Sawwing in Murchison Falls National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a White-headed Sawwing sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-headed Sawwing in Murchison Falls National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-headed Sawwing in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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