Tachymarptis (Mottled and Alpine Swifts)

Species in this group

LC

Tachymarptis melba

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Mottled and Alpine Swifts

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

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	~40%
	Alpine Swift			~40%
2	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	~20%
	Alpine Swift			~20%
3	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~20%
	Alpine Swift			~20%
4	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~20%
	Alpine Swift			~20%
5	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
6	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
7	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
8	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
9	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 2	~10%
	Mottled Swift			~10%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
10	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
11	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 2	~10%
	Mottled Swift			~10%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
12	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
13	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
14	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
15	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
16	Horton Plains National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
17	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
18	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
19	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
20	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
21	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	2 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
22	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
23	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
24	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
25	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
26	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
27	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
28	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
29	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
30	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
31	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
32	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
33	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
34	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
35	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
36	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
37	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
38	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
39	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
40	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
41	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
42	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
43	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
44	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
45	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
46	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
47	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
48	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
49	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
50	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
51	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
52	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
53	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
54	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
55	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
56	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
57	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
58	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
59	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
60	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fez	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	~70%
	Alpine Swift			~70%
2	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~40%
	Alpine Swift			~40%
3	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 2	~30%
	Alpine Swift			~30%
4	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 2	~30%
	Alpine Swift			~30%
5	Bishkek	🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan	1 of 2	~30%
	Alpine Swift			~30%
6	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~30%
	Alpine Swift			~30%
7	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~30%
	Alpine Swift			~30%
8	Ramallah	🇵🇸 Palestine	1 of 2	~20%
	Alpine Swift			~20%
9	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	~20%
	Alpine Swift			~20%
10	Naples	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	~20%
	Alpine Swift			~20%
11	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
12	Bursa	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
13	Lubango	🇦🇴 Angola	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
14	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	~10%
	Alpine Swift			~10%
15	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
16	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
17	Marrakesh	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
18	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
19	Abuja	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
20	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
21	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
22	Ponnani	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
23	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
24	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
25	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
26	Antananarivo	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
27	Tiruppur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
28	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
29	Madurai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
30	Nairobi	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 2	<5%
	Mottled Swift			<5%
31	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
32	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
33	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
34	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
35	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
36	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
37	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
38	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
39	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
40	Pune	🇮🇳 India	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
41	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%
42	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	<5%
	Alpine Swift			<5%

Mottled and Alpine Swifts

Species in this group

Alpine Swift

Mottled Swift

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Mottled and Alpine Swifts

Parks Ranked

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