Apus bradfieldi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 108 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift in Namib-Naukluft National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–September and November–January, the lowest months.
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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bradfield's Swift sightings, Namib-Naukluft National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bradfield's Swift is recorded against all the birds logged in Namib-Naukluft National Park (14 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.
