Apus bradfieldi
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882–1949).
Bradfield's swift - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Namib-Naukluft National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift in Waterberg Plateau Park on a given day, against about 20% in July, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Waterberg Plateau Park's driest months, with almost no rain against 110 mm in January. April and June have too few records to rate.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bradfield's Swift sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bradfield's Swift sightings, Waterberg Plateau Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namibia, under 5%) and Etosha National Park (Namibia, under 5%).
Same genus: Apus
The closest relatives of the Bradfield's Swift that you can see in Waterberg Plateau Park (genus Apus, Typical Swifts) are Common Swift (about 10%) and Little Swift (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bradfield's Swift is recorded against all the birds logged in Waterberg Plateau Park (41 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.
