Niall's nature pages - African Black Swift

African Black Swift Apus barbatus (412)

IUCN Red list status: Least Concern
(Swartwindswael)

Experiences with species

Almost impossible to tell apart from Common Swifts unless the upperside is seen in very good light, one also has to take the habitat into account, Black Swifts prefer more mountainous terrain.

Other names: Black Swift

Click here for species distribution map courtesy of the IUCN

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