Apus bradfieldi
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882–1949).
Bradfield's swift - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift sighting in Etosha National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 199th most-seen of the 260 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift in Etosha National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Etosha National Park's wettest months, with about 65 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bradfield's 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bradfield's Swift sightings, Etosha National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%) and Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, under 5%).
Same genus: Apus
The closest relatives of the Bradfield's Swift that you can see in Etosha National Park (genus Apus, Typical Swifts) are Little Swift (about 20%) and Common Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bradfield's Swift is recorded against all the birds logged in Etosha National Park (23 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.
