Neafrapus boehmi
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bat-like Spinetail sighting in Ruaha National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 121st most-seen of the 276 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bat-like Spinetail in Ruaha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September to April, the lowest months. That is one of Ruaha National Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 180 mm in January.
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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Bat-like Spinetail sightings, Ruaha National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 30%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 20%).
Same family: Apodidae
The closest relatives of the Bat-like Spinetail that you can see in Ruaha National Park (family Apodidae, Swifts) are African Palm-Swift (about 40%), Little Swift (about 20%) and Mottled Spinetail (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 Ruaha National Park (36 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.
