Greater Striped-Swallow

Greater Striped-Swallow

Cecropis cucullata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park
374 Verified records at Table Mountain National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The greater striped swallow (Cecropis cucullata) is a large swallow that is native to Africa south of the equator. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Striped-Swallow sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
5 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
6 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
5–10%
7 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
8 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
13 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
16 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Striped-Swallow in Table Mountain National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Striped-Swallow sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 374 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Greater Striped-Swallow in Table Mountain National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Greater Striped-Swallow in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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