
The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus) is a small swift.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 502 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Gauteng and beyond
Provinces where African Palm Swift is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
502 records, iNaturalist
30+ results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the African Palm Swift at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kruger National Park.
Species
Cypsiurus parvus
Records
502
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the African Palm Swift on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the African Palm Swift at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and Kruger National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The African Palm Swift is most recorded in Gauteng (33% of records), Mpumalanga (15% of records), KwaZulu-Natal (14% of records), based on 502 iNaturalist observations. 31 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the African Palm Swift on site or nearby.
The African Palm Swift is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May; Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus) is a small swift. It is very similar to the Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis, and was formerly considered to be the same species.