White-rumped Swift

Also known as Apus caffer

species of bird

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Vinony's link graph records 90 inbound references to White-rumped Swift, and connects out to Spain, Africa and Morocco.

Vinony files it under Apus (bird), Birds described in 1823 and Birds of Europe.

Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Apus
Mass: 22.1
Image: White-rumped Swift.jpg

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taxon rank: species
IUCN conservation status: Least Concern
Commons category: Apus caffer
taxon name: Apus caffer
taxon common name: andorinhão-de-uropígio-branco
litter size: 1.7
taxon range: Burkina Faso
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c

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Encyclopedic overview

The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “White-rumped Swift” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.