Bradfield's Swift

Bradfield's Swift

Apus bradfieldi

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
39 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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). Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Common Swift
LC

Common Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus apus

5–10% · With luck
Little Swift
LC

Little Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus affinis

5–10% · With luck
White-rumped Swift
LC

White-rumped Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apus caffer

Insufficient data
Alpine Swift
LC

Alpine Swift

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Tachymarptis melba

40–50% · Likely
African Palm-Swift
LC

African Palm-Swift

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cypsiurus parvus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
2 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
4 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bradfield's Swift in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Bradfield's Swift sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Bradfield's Swift in Waterberg Plateau Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Bradfield's Swift in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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