Bird
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus · Apodidae · Apodiformes
Best monthsOct–Decmost records
Records289,100in 47 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa157,411 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
African Palm-Swift in brief
The african palm-swift (Cypsiurus parvus) is a bird of the Apodidae family — species of bird.
Across the 47 countries we cover it has 289,100 published records, most of them from South Africa, Kenya and Uganda. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in October, November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
South Africa157,411 records · best Oct, Nov
Kenya24,137 records · best Nov, Oct
Uganda14,964 records · best Mar, Jul
Namibia13,396 records · best Nov, Oct
Tanzania10,842 records · best Nov, Feb
Zimbabwe10,632 records · best Nov, Oct
Nigeria9,556 records · best Dec, May
Gambia6,765 records · best Nov, Jan
Zambia5,732 records · best Oct, Nov
Ghana5,575 records · best Nov, Mar
Botswana5,372 records · best Sep, Nov
Senegal3,879 records · best Jan, Feb
Mozambique3,303 records · best Nov, Aug
Malawi2,059 records · best Oct, Sep
Eswatini1,677 records · best Nov, Jan
Cameroon1,321 records · best Mar, Apr
São Tomé and Príncipe1,284 records · best Jan, Jun
Democratic Republic of the Congo1,244 records · best Dec, Nov
Angola964 records · best Sep, Aug
Ivory Coast929 records · best Mar, May
Rwanda877 records · best Jul, Feb
Ethiopia829 records · best Nov, Dec
Gabon782 records · best Jul, Aug
Saudi Arabia700 records · best Mar, Feb
Guinea-Bissau577 records · best Jun, Feb
Republic of the Congo559 records · best Nov, Jan
Burkina Faso553 records · best Nov, Jan
Benin456 records · best Nov, Oct
Liberia422 records · best Dec, Jan
Togo368 records · best Nov, May
Sierra Leone328 records · best Dec, May
Guinea267 records · best Jan, Mar
Equatorial Guinea218 records · best Jan, Jul
Chad202 records · best Mar, Feb
Mali196 records · best Nov, Jan
Sudan147 records · best Sep, Mar
Niger132 records · best Jan, Feb
Burundi116 records · best Oct, Nov
Central African Republic107 records · best Nov, Mar
Mauritania63 records · best Jan, Dec
South Sudan61 records · best Jul, Sep
Yemen36 records · best Apr, Jan
Madagascar24 records · best Oct, Sep
Eritrea16 records · best Jul, Oct
Somalia12 records · best Jul, Feb
Lesotho8 records · best Nov, Apr
Djibouti2 records · best May, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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