Lesser Striped-Swallow

Where to see

Lesser Striped-Swallow

Cecropis abyssinica

uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 29 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Lesser Striped-Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
4 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~40%
5 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
6 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
7 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
9 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
11 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
12 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
14 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
15 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
16 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
17 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
18 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
19 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
20 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~30%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
23 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
24 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~20%
25 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Lesser Striped-Swallow?

uMkhuze Game Reserve

In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Striped-Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 29 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Lesser Striped-Swallow?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January and September in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 90%), September and October in Gonarezhou National Park (about 50%) and August and September in Mikumi National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Lesser Striped-Swallow on a given day. Each park's Lesser Striped-Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.