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Horus Swift

Apus horus

Least Concern

Flügelspannweite

30,0 cm

Gewicht

27,5 g

Familie

Apodidae

Ordnung

Caprimulgiformes

Über uns

A small swift (12-13 cm) found in sub-Saharan Africa and parts of the Middle East. Dark plumage with a white rump and throat. Aerial insectivore. Colonial nester on cliffs and buildings. Often nests in old swallow nests. Named after the Egyptian god Horus.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Flügelspannweite	30,0 cm	11.8 in
Gewicht	27,5 g	0.97 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Dark sooty-brown; large white rump patch; white throat; pale flanks creating partial white underpart; square-ended tail; African species; compared to Little Swift, paler flanks give a more extensively white underpart impression.

Habitat & Range

Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Resident in woodland and grassland near rivers.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on aerial plankton of tiny insects and spiders; entire diet captured during non-stop aerial foraging.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: PL. Incubation: 28 days. Fledging: 42 days.

Gelegegröße

1-4

Lautgebung

Gesang

Sharp, buzzy chip followed by short descending whistle; compact two-part call repeated persistently from elevated perch.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordnung	Caprimulgiformes (Nachtschwalben und Segler)
Familie	Apodidae (Segler)
Genus	Apus
Arten	Apus horus

Distribution

Horus Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded