African Palm Swift

Cypsiurus parvus

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

27.2 cm

वजन

14.38 g

कुल

Apodidae

गण

Caprimulgiformes

के बारे में

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
पंखों का फैलाव	27.2 cm	10.7 in
वजन	14.38 g	0.51 oz

पहचान

पंख

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

🌲 Forest 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

भौगोलिक वितरण

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 20 days.

अंडों की संख्या

1-3

ध्वनि

गीत

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

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
कुल	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Cypsiurus
प्रजातियां	Cypsiurus parvus

Distribution

African Palm Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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उपस्थित Not recorded