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A photo of a White-rumped Swift (Apus caffer)
White-rumped Swift

White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is 14–15.5 cm long and has a short forked tail and long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. It is entirely dark except for a pale throat patch and a narrow white rump. It is similar to the closely related little swift, but is slimmer, darker and has a more forked tail and a narrower white rump. This is a quiet species compared to little swift, but a twittering trill is sometimes given.
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Neil Rautenbach
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 3:14pm
South Africa
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Calvin van der Merwe
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 3:13pm
South Africa
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Claudia Risch
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 2:26pm
South Africa
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Anika Meyer
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 6:11am
South Africa
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