African Swift (Apus barbatus)
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About African Swift (Apus barbatus)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
- Family: Swifts
The African black swift, also known as the African swift or black swift, is a medium-sized bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya southwards to South Africa. The "black swifts" of Madagascar and the Comoros are either taken as two subspecies of the African black swift, or otherwise deemed a full species, the Malagasy black swift.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2013-10-27
Kitale, KenyaNot 100% sure on ID. They seemed to be bringing food to nests in the roof of a nearby building. -
2013-10-31
Saiwa Swamp National Park, Kenya -
2025-02-06
Amani Forest Reserve, Tanzania
