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- African_black_swift abstract "The African black swift or African swift (Apus barbatus) is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa, and on Madagascar. The breeding habitat is damp mountains, typically between 1,600 - 2,400 m, but less often at lower altitudes. This species feeds readily over lowland, and can form very large flocks, often with other gregarious swifts.The nominate South African subspecies is migratory, wintering further north. Other subspecies are resident. Of the other seven accepted forms, the most widespread is the small dark A. b. roehli of east Africa. Two other dark races, A. b. balstoni and A. b. mayottensis, are restricted to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands respectively. It has been suggested that some balstoni migrate to the continental mainland when not breeding, but this has not been proved.East African birds nest in hollow trees, whereas in South Africa this species uses cliffs, usually inland but also on the coast. The African black swift is a colonial breeder, sometimes forming mixed colonies with alpine swifts. The nest is a shallow grass cup glued to the substrate with saliva, and the typical clutch is one or two eggs.The African black swift is 16–18 cm long and bulky like a pallid swift; it appears entirely blackish-brown except for a small white or pale grey patch on the chin which is not visible from a distance. It has a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. This species is very similar to common swift but can be distinguished under optimum viewing conditions by the contrast between its black back and paler secondary wing feathers. The heavier build also gives it a distinctive flight action, which consisted of a steady level flight interspersed with short glides.The call is a loud double rasped hissing scream zzzzzzzZZZTT, dissimilar to that of its confusion species.".
- African_black_swift binomialAuthority Philip_Sclater.
- African_black_swift class Bird.
- African_black_swift conservationStatus "LC".
- African_black_swift conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- African_black_swift family Swift.
- African_black_swift genus Apus_(genus).
- African_black_swift kingdom Animal.
- African_black_swift order Apodiformes.
- African_black_swift phylum Chordate.
- African_black_swift thumbnail ApusBarbatus_TrevorHardaker1.jpg?width=300.
- African_black_swift wikiPageExternalLink 412.pdf.
- African_black_swift wikiPageID "8313361".
- African_black_swift wikiPageLength "3449".
- African_black_swift wikiPageOutDegree "32".
- African_black_swift wikiPageRevisionID "624035861".
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Africa.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Alpine_swift.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Apodiformes.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Apus_(genus).
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Bird.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Bird_migration.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Boomerang.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Cameroon.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Apus_(genus).
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Africa.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Cameroon.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Kenya.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Liberia.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Madagascar.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_South_Africa.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Category:Birds_of_Uganda.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Chordate.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Common_swift.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Comoro_Islands.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Kenya.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Liberia.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Madagascar.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Pallid_swift.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Philip_Sclater.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink South_Africa.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Swift.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Uganda.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink Zaire.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLink File:African_Black_Swift_(Apus_barbatus)_in_flight,_above_and_side_view.jpg.
- African_black_swift wikiPageWikiLinkText "African black swift".
- African_black_swift binomial "Apus barbatus".
- African_black_swift classis Bird.
- African_black_swift familia Swift.
- African_black_swift genus "Apus".
- African_black_swift hasPhotoCollection African_black_swift.
- African_black_swift name "African black swift".
- African_black_swift ordo Apodiformes.
- African_black_swift phylum Chordate.
- African_black_swift regnum "Animalia".
- African_black_swift species "A. barbatus".
- African_black_swift status "LC".
- African_black_swift statusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- African_black_swift wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Commons_category.
- African_black_swift wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- African_black_swift wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Taxobox.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Apus_(genus).
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_Africa.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_Cameroon.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_Kenya.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_Liberia.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_Madagascar.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_South_Africa.
- African_black_swift subject Category:Birds_of_Uganda.
- African_black_swift hypernym Bird.
- African_black_swift type Animal.
- African_black_swift type Bird.
- African_black_swift type Eukaryote.
- African_black_swift type Species.
- African_black_swift type Thing.
- African_black_swift type Q19088.
- African_black_swift type Q729.
- African_black_swift comment "The African black swift or African swift (Apus barbatus) is a small bird in the swift family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa, and on Madagascar. The breeding habitat is damp mountains, typically between 1,600 - 2,400 m, but less often at lower altitudes.".
- African_black_swift label "African black swift".
- African_black_swift sameAs Swartwindswael.
- African_black_swift sameAs سمامة_أفريقية_سوداء.
- African_black_swift sameAs Apus_barbatus.
- African_black_swift sameAs Африкански_бързолет.
- African_black_swift sameAs Apus_barbatus.
- African_black_swift sameAs Kapsegler.
- African_black_swift sameAs Apus_barbatus.
- African_black_swift sameAs Apus_barbatus.
- African_black_swift sameAs بادقپک_سیاه_آفریقا.
- African_black_swift sameAs Martinet_du_Cap.
- African_black_swift sameAs Kaapse_gierzwaluw.
- African_black_swift sameAs m.026_10z.
- African_black_swift sameAs Afrikansk_svartseglare.
- African_black_swift sameAs Yến_đen_châu_Phi.
- African_black_swift sameAs Apus_barbatus.
- African_black_swift sameAs Q1272743.
- African_black_swift sameAs Q1272743.
- African_black_swift wasDerivedFrom African_black_swift?oldid=624035861.
- African_black_swift depiction ApusBarbatus_TrevorHardaker1.jpg.
- African_black_swift isPrimaryTopicOf African_black_swift.