Cypsiurus gracilis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) is a small swift in the family Apodidae. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, with which it was formerly considered conspecific. It was split based on differences in vocalizations and plumage coloration.
The Malagasy palm swift is native to Madagascar and Comoros. Wikipedia →
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Madagascar · 2021
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Palm-Swift sighting in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 83 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Palm-Swift in Ankarafantsika National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. That is one of Ankarafantsika National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 560 mm in January. January–March and May have too few records to rate.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malagasy Palm-Swift sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Malagasy Palm-Swift sightings, Ankarafantsika National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 50%) and Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malagasy Palm-Swift is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarafantsika National Park (64 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
