
The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a small swift.
Most records Oct to Dec
When White-rumped Swift sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Curve from 783 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where White-rumped Swift is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
783 records, iNaturalist
6 Ergebnisse in Nordkap
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White-rumped Swift: von Gastgebern erfasst in oder bei Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Selbst fahren
Eigenes Fahrzeug, eigenes Tempo, auf den Straßen des Parks.
Wo Gastgeber die Art erfassen
Art
Apus caffer
Nachweise
783
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den White-rumped Swift auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the White-rumped Swift at stays in or beside Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The White-rumped Swift is most recorded in Western Cape (41% of records), Eastern Cape (17% of records), Gauteng (13% of records), based on 783 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in Northern Cape have recorded the White-rumped Swift on site or nearby.
Sightings of the White-rumped Swift peak from Oct to Dec, based on 783 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a small swift. Although this 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.