Where to see
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De Hoop Nature Reserve leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-rumped Swift during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
De Hoop Nature Reserve
In De Hoop Nature Reserve, South Africa, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Swift sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Queen Elizabeth National Park and more
After De Hoop Nature Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a White-rumped Swift are in Queen Elizabeth National Park (Uganda, about 30%), Serengeti National Park (Tanzania, about 20%) and Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in De Hoop Nature Reserve (about 70%), August in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 40%) and April and December in Serengeti National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-rumped Swift on a given day. Each park's White-rumped Swift page has the full month-by-month chart.
