Cypsiurus gracilis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) is a small swift in the family Apodidae. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, with which it was formerly considered conspecific. It was split based on differences in vocalizations and plumage coloration.
The Malagasy palm swift is native to Madagascar and Comoros. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranomafana National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 2 | Mantadia National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 3 | Ankarafantsika National Park | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | |
| 4 | Berenty Reserve | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antananarivo | 🇲🇬 Madagascar |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Palm-Swift sighting in Mantadia National Park on a given day, based on 107 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 57th most-seen of the 98 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Malagasy Palm-Swift in Mantadia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. That is one of Mantadia National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain against 340 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Malagasy Palm-Swift sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Malagasy Palm-Swift sightings, Mantadia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Ranomafana National Park (Madagascar, about 50%).
Same family: Apodidae
The closest relatives of the Malagasy Palm-Swift that you can see in Mantadia National Park (family Apodidae, Swifts) are Malagasy Spinetail (about 40%) and Madagascar Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Malagasy Palm-Swift is recorded against all the birds logged in Mantadia National Park (107 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.
