Bat-like Spinetail
Bat-like SpinetailBat-like Spinetail

Bat-like Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Ruaha National Park
35 Verified records at Ruaha National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It occurs in the vicinity of Baobab trees and nests in cavities in the trees. The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Bat-like Spinetail sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park

African Palm-Swift
LC

African Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypsiurus parvus

20–30% · Possible
Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

10–20% · With luck
Mottled Spinetail
LC

Mottled Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Telacanthura ussheri

10–20% · With luck
White-rumped Swift
LC

White-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus caffer

10–20% · With luck
Common Swift
LC

Common Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus apus

5–10% · Rare
African Swift
LC

African Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus barbatus

<5% · Rare
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

<5% · Rare
Mottled Swift
LC

Mottled Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
20–30%
2 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
3 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
10 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bat-like Spinetail in Ruaha National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Bat-like Spinetail sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 35 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bat-like Spinetail in Ruaha National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Bat-like Spinetail in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.

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