Neafrapus boehmi
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It occurs in the vicinity of Baobab trees and nests in cavities in the trees.
The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm. Böhm's spinetail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 2 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bat-like Spinetail sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 101 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 307th most-seen of the 464 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Bat-like Spinetail in Kruger National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bat-like 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.
7th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Bat-like Spinetail sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 30%), Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 20%) and Ruaha National Park (Tanzania, about 20%).
Same family: Apodidae
The closest relatives of the Bat-like Spinetail that you can see in Kruger National Park (family Apodidae, Swifts) are Little Swift (about 40%), African Palm-Swift (about 30%) and White-rumped Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bat-like Spinetail is recorded against all the birds logged in Kruger National Park (101 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.
