Cypsiurus gracilis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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.
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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 | Ankarana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 5 | 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 Ankarana National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 40 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malagasy Palm-Swift sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Malagasy Palm-Swift sightings, Ankarana National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 50%), Mantadia National Park (Madagascar, about 20%) and Ankarafantsika National Park (Madagascar, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malagasy Palm-Swift is recorded against all the birds logged in Ankarana National Park (6 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.
