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Nyanza Swift

Apus niansae

Least Concern

Envergadura

31,0 cm

Peso

32,4 g

Família

Apodidae

Ordem

Caprimulgiformes

Sobre

A medium-sized swift (14-15 cm) found in highland areas of East Africa from Sudan to Tanzania. Dark plumage with a white belly patch. Aerial insectivore. Often seen in mixed flocks with other swift species over montane grassland. Sometimes considered a subspecies of African Swift.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	31,0 cm	12.2 in
Peso	32,4 g	1.14 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Dark sooty-brown overall; pale whitish chin and throat patch; underparts slightly paler brown; moderately forked tail; East African species similar to Common Swift but slightly paler below with a subtly more prominent pale throat.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

Distribuição geográfica

Found in East Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to Uganda and Kenya. Resident or intra-African migrant in open savanna near Lake Victoria.

Diet & Feeding

Obligate aerial forager; feeds entirely on the wing on small flying insects, midges, and airborne spiders.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: CV,HC. Incubation: 19 days. Fledging: 41 days.

Tamanho da postura

1-3

Som

Canto

High, thin sibilant trill with insect-like quality; barely perceptible rapid modulation of a single high-pitched note.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Família	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Apus
Espécies	Apus niansae

Distribution

Nyanza Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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Presente Not recorded