Neafrapus cassini
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In 3 days <5%
Cassin's spinetail (Neafrapus cassini) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found throughout the African tropical rainforest (including Bioko). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taï National Park | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | |
| 2 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cassin's Spinetail sighting in Kibale National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 314th most-seen of the 366 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cassin's Spinetail in Kibale National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cassin's Spinetail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Cassin's Spinetail sightings, Kibale National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Taï National Park (Ivory Coast, about 10%).
Same family: Apodidae
The closest relatives of the Cassin's Spinetail that you can see in Kibale National Park (family Apodidae, Swifts) are White-rumped Swift (about 10%), Alpine Swift (about 10%) and Little Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cassin's Spinetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kibale National Park (13 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.
