Banded Martin

Banded Martin

Riparia cincta

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nairobi National Park
320 Verified records at Nairobi National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The banded martin or banded sand martin (Neophedina cincta) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae that is endemic to Africa. It is the only species placed in the genus Neophedina. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Martin sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 320 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
4 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
7 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
12 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
13 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
14 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
16 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
21 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
22 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
24 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
25 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
26 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
27 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
29 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
30 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
31 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
32 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
33 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
34 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
35 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
36 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
37 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
38 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
39 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
40 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
41 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Banded Martin in Nairobi National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Martin sighting in Nairobi National Park, based on 320 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Banded Martin in Nairobi National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Banded Martin in Nairobi National Park in our monthly data.

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