Bird
Little Swift
Apus affinis · Apodidae · Apodiformes
Best monthsOct–Decmost records
Records531,554in 67 countries
Most seen inIndia228,214 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Little Swift in brief
The little swift (Apus affinis) is a bird of the Apodidae family — species of bird.
Across the 67 countries we cover it has 531,554 published records, most of them from India, South Africa and Kenya. 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
India228,214 records · best Feb, Dec
South Africa184,914 records · best Nov, Oct
Kenya27,739 records · best Nov, Dec
Sri Lanka12,738 records · best Feb, Nov
Namibia11,433 records · best Nov, Dec
Tanzania9,338 records · best Feb, Nov
Nigeria6,148 records · best Oct, May
Ghana5,976 records · best Nov, Mar
Morocco5,813 records · best Mar, Apr
Uganda5,317 records · best Jul, Aug
Zimbabwe4,162 records · best Nov, Dec
Gambia3,539 records · best Nov, Dec
Israel2,997 records · best Mar, Apr
Senegal2,538 records · best Jan, Feb
Pakistan2,133 records · best Apr, Jul
Eswatini1,540 records · best Nov, Jan
Mozambique1,472 records · best Dec, Nov
Zambia1,353 records · best Oct, Nov
Cameroon1,173 records · best Mar, Apr
Rwanda1,123 records · best Jul, Dec
Türkiye1,027 records · best May, Jun
Botswana986 records · best Oct, Nov
Saudi Arabia928 records · best Aug, Mar
São Tomé and Príncipe900 records · best Jan, Sep
Gabon767 records · best Jul, Aug
Angola632 records · best Sep, Oct
Democratic Republic of the Congo550 records · best Nov, Jun
Equatorial Guinea462 records · best Jan, Jul
Malawi425 records · best Feb, Nov
Ivory Coast409 records · best Mar, Nov
Guinea-Bissau396 records · best Jan, Dec
Palestine391 records · best Mar, Apr
Liberia326 records · best Oct, Apr
Madagascar296 records · best Oct, Nov
Burkina Faso295 records · best Nov, Sep
Benin287 records · best Jul, Nov
Republic of the Congo253 records · best Apr, Mar
Lesotho252 records · best Mar, Feb
Mauritania249 records · best Jan, Mar
Sierra Leone245 records · best Dec, Apr
Togo234 records · best Nov, May
Somalia202 records · best May, Apr
Guinea191 records · best Jan, Nov
Tunisia141 records · best Apr, Feb
Djibouti134 records · best Sep, Oct
Jordan127 records · best Apr, Mar
Mali98 records · best Oct, Aug
Afghanistan89 records · best May, Apr
Chad89 records · best Sep, Feb
Burundi57 records · best Oct, Nov
Niger57 records · best Jun, Jan
Yemen57 records · best Apr, Mar
Egypt53 records · best Mar, Nov
Central African Republic52 records · best Nov, Mar
Cyprus49 records · best Sep, Apr
Eritrea45 records · best Apr, Feb
Iraq28 records · best May, Apr
Sudan21 records · best Aug, May
Syria21 records · best Jun, Apr
South Sudan18 records · best Jul, Mar
Lebanon17 records · best May, Apr
Tajikistan17 records · best Jun, May
Maldives11 records · best Mar, Nov
Barbados6 records · best Jun, Jan
Bahrain2 records · best Jan, Feb
Malta1 records · best Jan, Feb
Seychelles1 records · best Oct, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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