Mottled Spinetail
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Mottled Spinetail

Telacanthura ussheri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
3 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mottled spinetail (Telacanthura ussheri) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Semuliki 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

5–10% · With luck
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

<5% · Rare
White-rumped Swift
LC

White-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus caffer

<5% · Rare
Sabine's Spinetail
LC

Sabine's Spinetail

Bird

Rhaphidura sabini

<5% · Rare
African Swift
LC

African Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus barbatus

<5% · Rare
Scarce Swift
LC

Scarce Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schoutedenapus myoptilus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Mottled Spinetail at Semuliki National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
10–20%
2 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
4 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
5 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
6 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
11 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
12 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
13 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
15 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
16 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
17 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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