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Apus affinis
Minneriya National Park leads · 33 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Little Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Odzala-Kokoua National Park | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 13 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 21 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 23 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 25 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Minneriya National Park
In Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Little Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 33 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Nairobi National Park and more
After Minneriya National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Little Swift are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 50%), Kruger National Park (South Africa, about 40%) and Tsavo East National Park (Kenya, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best option is Nairobi National Park in Africa (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Minneriya National Park (about 60%), February and March in Nairobi National Park (about 60%) and October in Kruger National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Little Swift on a given day. Each park's Little Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
