About: African Palm Swift

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The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus), is a species of small swift in the Apodidae family. It is very similar to the Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), and was formerly considered to be the same species. It is a common resident breeder in tropical Africa. The down and feather nest is glued to the underside of a palm leaf with saliva, which is also used to secure the usually two eggs. This is a fast flying bird of open country, which is strongly associated with oil palms.

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rdfs:label	African Palm Swift
rdfs:comment	The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus), is a species of small swift in the Apodidae family. It is very similar to the Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), and was formerly considered to be the same species. It is a common resident breeder in tropical Africa. The down and feather nest is glued to the underside of a palm leaf with saliva, which is also used to secure the usually two eggs. This is a fast flying bird of open country, which is strongly associated with oil palms.
sameAs	dbr:African_palm_swift
dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Animalia Birds of the Middle East Chordata Aves Birds of South Africa Birds of Ethiopia Birds of Somalia Birds of the Comoros Birds of Madagascar Birds of Mozambique Birds of Guinea Birds of Sierra Leone Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Cypselomorphae Birds of Botswana Apodini Birds of Zimbabwe Apodiformes Apodidae Animals Described in 1823 Birds of Angola Apodinae Birds of Namibia Birds of South Sudan Cypsiurus
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Status	Least Concern
Name	African Palm Swift
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Species	Cypsiurus parvus
Genus	Cypsiurus
Class	Aves
Family	Apodidae
Order	Apodiformes
Location	dbkwik:resource/uZhZyMrgB56eiUZEKv-ngw==
abstract	The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus), is a species of small swift in the Apodidae family. It is very similar to the Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis), and was formerly considered to be the same species. It is a common resident breeder in tropical Africa. The down and feather nest is glued to the underside of a palm leaf with saliva, which is also used to secure the usually two eggs. This is a fast flying bird of open country, which is strongly associated with oil palms. This 16 cm long species is mainly pale brown in color. It has long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. The body is slender, and the tail is long and deeply forked, although it is usually held closed. The call is a loud, shrill scream. Sexes are similar, and young birds differ mainly in their shorter tails. Palm swifts have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces, since swifts never settle voluntarily on the ground. These swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks. Palm swifts often feed near the ground. They drink on the wing.
is Caption of	Cypsiurus

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