Genus

Typical Swifts

Apus

14 species in our catalog · found in 141 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusApus (Typical Swifts)

Species in this group

Apus affinis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Apus caffer

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apus apus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apus pacificus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Apus bradfieldi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Apus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Apus salimalii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Apus balstoni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Apus nipalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Apus pallidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus niansae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus horus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Apus leuconyx

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Apus cooki

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Typical Swifts

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~60%
	White-rumped Swift			~40%
	African Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			~10%
2	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~60%
	Little Swift			~50%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
5	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2 of 14	~50%
	Pacific Swift			~40%
	Common Swift			~20%
6	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~50%
	African Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			~10%
7	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~50%
	White-rumped Swift			~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
8	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~50%
9	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
10	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
11	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
12	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
13	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			~10%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
14	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 14	~40%
	Bradfield's Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
15	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~40%
16	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
17	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
18	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	6 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
19	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	Nyanza Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
20	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
21	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~40%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
22	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~40%
23	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
24	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
25	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	6 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
26	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
27	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 14	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
28	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
29	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
30	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
31	Jiuzhaigou National Park	🇨🇳 China	2 of 14	~30%
	Salim Ali's Swift			~30%
	House Swift			<5%
32	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Common Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Bradfield's Swift			<5%
33	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	African Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
34	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
35	Odzala-Kokoua National Park	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
36	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
37	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	3 of 14	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
38	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
39	Tatra National Park	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
40	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
41	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
42	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
43	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 14	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
44	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Horus Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
45	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
46	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
47	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 14	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
48	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
49	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
50	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 14	~20%
	Madagascar Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			<5%
51	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
52	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
53	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
	Blyth's Swift			<5%
54	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	African Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
55	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
56	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
57	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~20%
	House Swift			~20%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
58	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
59	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~20%
	African Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
60	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
61	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
62	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
63	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 14	~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
64	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 14	~20%
	Horus Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
65	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
66	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
67	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
68	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
69	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
70	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
71	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
72	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~20%
	Little Swift			~20%
73	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 14	~20%
	House Swift			~10%
	Cook's Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
74	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 14	~20%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
	House Swift			<5%
	Cook's Swift			<5%
75	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
76	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
77	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
78	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
79	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
80	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
81	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
82	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	2 of 14	~10%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
83	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
84	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
85	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
86	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
87	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
88	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
89	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	2 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Madagascar Swift			<5%
90	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
91	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
92	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 14	~10%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
	Cook's Swift			<5%
	House Swift			<5%
93	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
94	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
95	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
96	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 14	~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
97	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~10%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
	House Swift			<5%
98	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
99	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Bradfield's Swift			<5%
100	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
101	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	~10%
	Madagascar Swift			~10%
102	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 14	~10%
	House Swift			<5%
	Blyth's Swift			<5%
103	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
104	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
105	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
106	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	~10%
	House Swift			~10%
107	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2 of 14	~10%
	Blyth's Swift			<5%
	House Swift			<5%
108	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 14	~10%
	Pacific Swift			~10%
109	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	4 of 14	~10%
	Little Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
110	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
111	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 14	<5%
	Nyanza Swift			<5%
112	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	2 of 14	<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Horus Swift			<5%
113	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
114	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
115	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 14	<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
116	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
117	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
118	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
119	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
120	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
121	Eravikulam National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
	Blyth's Swift			<5%
122	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 14	<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
123	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	4 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
	African Swift			<5%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
124	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
125	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
126	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
127	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
128	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
129	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
130	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	<5%
	Madagascar Swift			<5%
131	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
132	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
133	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
134	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
135	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
136	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
137	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	House Swift			<5%
138	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
139	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
140	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
141	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Pacific Swift			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	3 of 14	~90%
	Pallid Swift			~60%
	Little Swift			~60%
	Common Swift			~40%
2	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2 of 14	~70%
	Little Swift			~70%
	Common Swift			~10%
3	Amman	🇯🇴 Jordan	2 of 14	~70%
	Common Swift			~60%
	Pallid Swift			~30%
4	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 14	~70%
	Common Swift			~70%
5	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 14	~60%
	Little Swift			~60%
6	Tangier	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 14	~60%
	Common Swift			~40%
	Pallid Swift			~30%
7	Jodhpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~50%
8	Zhuhai [Macau]	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~50%
	House Swift			~50%
9	Casablanca	🇲🇦 Morocco	3 of 14	~50%
	Pallid Swift			~30%
	Little Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
10	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~50%
	Little Swift			~50%
11	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 14	~50%
	Common Swift			~50%
12	Fez	🇲🇦 Morocco	3 of 14	~50%
	Pallid Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
13	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	~50%
	House Swift			~50%
14	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	1 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~40%
15	Ulaanbaatar	🇲🇳 Mongolia	2 of 14	~40%
	Pacific Swift			~40%
	Common Swift			~10%
16	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	3 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~40%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
	Little Swift			<5%
17	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	2 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
18	Riyadh	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	2 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~40%
	Common Swift			<5%
19	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~40%
20	Bhopal	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
21	Agra	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
22	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
23	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~40%
24	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~30%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
25	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 14	~40%
	House Swift			~40%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
26	Luxor	🇪🇬 Egypt	2 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~40%
	Little Swift			<5%
27	Nashik	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
28	Yogyakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~40%
	House Swift			~40%
29	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	2 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~40%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
30	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~20%
31	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	2 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
	Common Swift			<5%
32	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~40%
	House Swift			~40%
33	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~40%
	Little Swift			~40%
34	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	2 of 14	~40%
	Pallid Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			~10%
35	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~40%
36	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	2 of 14	~40%
	Common Swift			~30%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
37	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			<5%
38	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
39	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~20%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	African Swift			<5%
40	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	2 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~20%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
41	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			<5%
42	Islamabad	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			<5%
43	Xiuying District	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~30%
	House Swift			~30%
44	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
45	Luanda	🇦🇴 Angola	2 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
	Common Swift			<5%
46	Jakarta	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~30%
	House Swift			~30%
	Pacific Swift			<5%
47	Indore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
48	Addis Ababa	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 14	~30%
	Nyanza Swift			~30%
	Little Swift			<5%
49	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	2 of 14	~30%
	Pallid Swift			~20%
	Common Swift			~20%
50	Ürümqi	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
51	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
52	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
53	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	~30%
	House Swift			~30%
54	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
55	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Little Swift			~30%
56	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
	Pallid Swift			<5%
57	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 14	~30%
	White-rumped Swift			~20%
	Little Swift			~10%
	African Swift			<5%
	Common Swift			<5%
58	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 14	~30%
	Common Swift			~30%
59	Jeddah	🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia	3 of 14	~30%
	Pallid Swift			~10%
	Common Swift			~10%
	Little Swift			~10%
60	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	~30%
	House Swift			~30%
	Pacific Swift			<5%

Typical Swifts

Species in this group

Little Swift

White-rumped Swift

Common Swift

Pacific Swift

Bradfield's Swift

African Swift

Salim Ali's Swift

Madagascar Swift

House Swift

Pallid Swift

Nyanza Swift

Horus Swift

Blyth's Swift

Cook's Swift

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Typical Swifts

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