White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer (MHK Lichtenstein, 1823) WHRSW 7990
Family: Apodiformes > Apodidae

White-rumped Swift, Yoav Perlman

White-rumped Swift breeds mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, although there are small populations in Morocco and Spain.

The species has only recently been recorded in the UK: a first-year bird was recorded on the afternoon of 14 October 2018 at Hornsea Mere, Yorkshire.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
12 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
12 records

BTO RECORDS

12 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
12 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about White-rumped Swift, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: Falciot cuablanc africà
Czech: rorýs belokostrecový
Danish: Kaffersejler
Dutch: Kaffergierzwaluw
Finnish: häätökiitäjä
French: Martinet cafre
German: Kaffernsegler
Hungarian: kaffer sarlósfecske
Icelandic: Ljásvölungur
Italian: Rondone cafro
Latvian: baltmuguras svire
Lithuanian: Baltasturplis ciurlys
Norwegian: Kafferseiler
Polish: jerzyk widlosterny
Portuguese: Andorinhão-cafre
Slovak: dáždovník lastovicí
Slovenian: gibraltarski hudournik
Spanish: Vencejo Cafre
Swedish: vitgumpseglare

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