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Horus Swift

Apus horus

Least Concern

Envergadura

30,0 cm

Peso

27,5 g

Familia

Apodidae

Orden

Caprimulgiformes

Acerca de

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
Envergadura	30,0 cm	11.8 in
Peso	27,5 g	0.97 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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

Distribución geográfica

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.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

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

Tamaño de la puesta

1-4

Sonido

Canto

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

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos)
Familia	Apodidae (Vencejos)
Genus	Apus
Especies	Apus horus

Distribution

Horus Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded