Genus

Old World Palm Swifts

Cypsiurus

3 species in our catalog · found in 91 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
GenusCypsiurus (Old World Palm Swifts)

Species in this group

Cypsiurus parvus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Cypsiurus gracilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Cypsiurus balasiensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Old World Palm Swifts

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 3	~80%
	African Palm-Swift			~80%
2	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~60%
	African Palm-Swift			~60%
3	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
4	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
5	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
6	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
7	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~50%
	Malagasy Palm-Swift			~50%
8	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
9	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
10	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
11	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 3	~40%
	African Palm-Swift			~40%
12	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
13	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~40%
	African Palm-Swift			~40%
14	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
15	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
16	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
17	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
18	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
19	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
20	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
21	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
22	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
23	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
24	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
25	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
26	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
27	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
28	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
29	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
30	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
31	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
32	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
33	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
34	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
35	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
36	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
37	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
38	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
39	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
40	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
41	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~20%
	Malagasy Palm-Swift			~20%
42	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
43	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
44	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
45	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
46	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
47	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
48	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	~10%
	Malagasy Palm-Swift			~10%
49	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
50	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
51	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
52	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
53	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
54	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
55	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
56	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
57	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
58	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
59	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
60	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
61	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
62	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
63	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
64	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
65	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	~10%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~10%
66	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
67	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~10%
	African Palm-Swift			~10%
68	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
69	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
70	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
71	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 3	<5%
	Malagasy Palm-Swift			<5%
72	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
73	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
74	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
75	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
76	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
77	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
78	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
79	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
80	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
81	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
82	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
83	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
84	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
85	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
86	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
87	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
88	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%
89	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
90	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 3	<5%
	Asian Palm-Swift			<5%
91	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	<5%
	African Palm-Swift			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brazzaville	🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo	1 of 3	~90%
	African Palm-Swift			~90%
2	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~80%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~80%
3	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~70%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~70%
4	Hajipur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~70%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~70%
5	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 3	~70%
	African Palm-Swift			~70%
6	Mombasa	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~70%
	African Palm-Swift			~70%
7	Serrekunda	🇬🇲 Gambia	1 of 3	~70%
	African Palm-Swift			~70%
8	Dar es-Salaam	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~60%
	African Palm-Swift			~60%
9	Hanoi	🇻🇳 Vietnam	1 of 3	~60%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~60%
10	Yangon	🇲🇲 Myanmar	1 of 3	~60%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~60%
11	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 3	~60%
	African Palm-Swift			~60%
12	Savar	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 3	~50%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~50%
13	Abidjan	🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
14	N'Djamena	🇹🇩 Chad	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
15	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 3	~50%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~50%
16	Lusaka	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
17	Zanzibar City	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
18	Salem	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~50%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~50%
19	Tiruchirappalli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~50%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~50%
20	Bujumbura	🇧🇮 Burundi	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
21	Ouagadougou	🇧🇫 Burkina Faso	1 of 3	~50%
	African Palm-Swift			~50%
22	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
23	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
24	Puducherry	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
25	Kalyan-Dombivli	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
26	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
27	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~40%
	African Palm-Swift			~40%
28	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
29	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 3	~40%
	African Palm-Swift			~40%
30	Chattogram	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 3	~40%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~40%
31	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
32	Colachel	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
33	Luanda	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
34	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
35	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
36	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
37	Accra	🇬🇭 Ghana	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
38	Kampala	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
39	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
40	Yaoundé	🇨🇲 Cameroon	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
41	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
42	Patna	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
43	Davao City	🇵🇭 Philippines	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
44	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
45	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
46	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
47	Berhampore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~30%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~30%
48	Monrovia	🇱🇷 Liberia	1 of 3	~30%
	African Palm-Swift			~30%
49	Kigali	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
50	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
51	Jamshedpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
52	Surat	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
53	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
54	Phnom Penh	🇰🇭 Cambodia	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
55	Lagos	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
56	Maiduguri	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
57	Vijayawada	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
58	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%
59	Freetown	🇸🇱 Sierra Leone	1 of 3	~20%
	African Palm-Swift			~20%
60	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 3	~20%
	Asian Palm-Swift			~20%

Old World Palm Swifts

Species in this group

African Palm-Swift

Malagasy Palm-Swift

Asian Palm-Swift

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Old World Palm Swifts

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked