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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[eSwatini]]<br /> | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[eSwatini]]<br /> | ||
− | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po), [[Sao Tome]], [[Principe | + | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po), [[Sao Tome]], [[Principe]] <br /> |
'''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]]<br /> | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]]<br /> | ||
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Open country, strongly associated with oil palms and other palm trees. | Open country, strongly associated with oil palms and other palm trees. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:59, 20 February 2023
- Cypsiurus parvus
Identification
Length 15-16 cm, mass 10-18 g. Pale brown. Slender, with long swept-back wings, a long and deeply forked tail, and very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces.
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa and south-western Arabia
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegambia, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, eSwatini
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po), Sao Tome, Principe
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are eight subspecies:
- C. p. parvus
- Senegambia to southern Sudan, Ethiopia and south-western Arabia
- C. p. brachypterus
- Sierra Leone to north-eastern DRC, Angola and the Gulf of Guinea islands
- C. p. myochrous
- Higher elevations from southern Sudan to north-eastern South Africa
- C. p. laemostigma
- Coastal lowlands of southern Somalia to Mozambique
- C. p. hyphaenes
- C. p. celer
Habitat
Open country, strongly associated with oil palms and other palm trees.
Behaviour
They spend most of their lives in the air.
Breeding
They build a nest of down and feather which is attached by saliva to the underside of a palm leaf. The clutch consists of 2 eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects which are aerially hawked.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) African Palm Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/African_Palm_Swift
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1