House Swift
House SwiftHouse Swift

House Swift

Apus nipalensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Taroko National Park
237 Verified records at Taroko National Park
September 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a House Swift sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Pacific Swift
LC

Pacific Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus pacificus

5–10% · With luck
Silver-backed Needletail
LC Endemic

Silver-backed Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus cochinchinensis

<5% · Rare
White-throated Needletail
LC

White-throated Needletail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hirundapus caudacutus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Taroko National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a House Swift sighting in Taroko National Park, based on 237 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see House Swift in Taroko National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for House Swift in Taroko National Park in our monthly data.

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