African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Least Concern

Envergadura

27,2 cm

Peso

14,38 g

Familia

Apodidae

Orden

Caprimulgiformes

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A slender swift (15-17 cm) with long, narrow wings and a deeply forked tail. Dark brown plumage. Found across sub-Saharan Africa in savanna and open woodland, closely associated with palm trees. Aerial insectivore. One of Africa's most abundant swift species.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	27,2 cm	10.7 in
Peso	14,38 g	0.51 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Slender and long-tailed; uniformly pale greyish-brown overall; underparts paler grey-buff; long deeply forked tail; pale uniform appearance with no contrasting markings; widespread African palm-nesting swift with distinctive slender silhouette.

Habitat & Range

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Distribución geográfica

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal east to Somalia and south to South Africa. Common in open areas near palms; nests in palm leaves.

Diet & Feeding

Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 20 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

1-3

Sonido

Canto

Deep, hollow churring trill with resonant bass quality; prolonged vibrating call audible at significant range in open woodland.

Taxonomía

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

Distribution

African Palm Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded