Bird
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis · Apodidae · Apodiformes
Best monthsMay · Sep · Decmost records
Records261in 5 countries
Most seen inAngola142 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Mottled Swift in brief
The mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) is a bird of the Apodidae family — species of bird.
Across the 5 countries we cover it has 261 published records, most of them from Angola, Sierra Leone and Guinea. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, September and December and fall to their lowest in March and November.
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
Angola142 records · best Sep, Jun
Sierra Leone73 records · best May, Dec
Guinea25 records · best Jul, Jan
Togo13 records · best Dec, Feb
Eritrea8 records · best Feb, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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