Genus

Swifts

Borbo

3 species in our catalog · found in 3 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyHesperiidae (Skippers)
GenusBorbo (Swifts)

Species in this group

Borbo lugens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Borbo cinnara

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Borbo gemella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Swifts

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~20%
	Lesser-Horned Swift			~10%
	Twin Swift			~10%
2	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
3	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	Twin Swift			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Tuen Mun	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~20%
	Formosan Swift			~20%
2	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Formosan Swift			~20%
3	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
4	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
5	Hong Kong	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
6	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
7	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 3	~10%
	Twin Swift			~10%
	Lesser-Horned Swift			<5%
8	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
9	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
10	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
11	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
12	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
13	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
14	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
15	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
16	Hyderabad	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
17	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
18	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
19	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Formosan Swift			~10%
20	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	1 of 3	<5%
	Formosan Swift			<5%

Swifts

Species in this group

Lesser-Horned Swift

Formosan Swift

Twin Swift

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Swifts

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked