Where does the African Palm-Swift live?
Cypsiurus parvus has 287,770 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1826 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 287,770 records
- 56 places
- 116 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesApodiformesApodidaeCypsiurus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 156,495 | |
| Kenya | 24,072 | |
| Uganda | 14,991 | |
| Namibia | 13,387 | |
| Tanzania | 10,686 | |
| Zimbabwe | 10,605 | |
| Nigeria | 9,527 | |
| Gambia | 6,757 | |
| Zambia | 5,718 | |
| Ghana | 5,571 | |
| Botswana | 5,329 | |
| Senegal | 3,875 | |
| Mozambique | 3,293 | |
| Malawi | 2,056 | |
| Eswatini | 1,677 | |
| Cameroon | 1,283 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 1,272 | |
| DR Congo | 1,233 | |
| Angola | 950 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 923 | |
| Rwanda | 877 | |
| Ethiopia | 815 | |
| Gabon | 768 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 700 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 575 | |
| Congo | 558 | |
| Burkina Faso | 553 | |
| Benin | 454 | |
| Liberia | 419 | |
| Togo | 368 | |
| Sierra Leone | 325 | |
| Guinea | 267 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 214 | |
| Chad | 201 | |
| Mali | 191 | |
| Sudan | 136 | |
| Niger | 131 | |
| Burundi | 112 | |
| Central African Republic | 106 | |
| Mauritania | 63 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Apodidae.
Common Swift
3,081,538 records
Little Swift
535,342 records
Asian Palm-Swift
434,905 records
Vaux's Swift
426,681 records
White-collared Swift
332,364 records
Alpine Swift
271,014 records
House Swift
264,910 records
Pallid Swift
220,055 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.