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The African black swift or African swift (Apus barbatus), is a species of small swift in the Apodidae family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa. 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 call is a loud double rasped hissing scream zzzzzzzZZZTT, dissimilar to that of its confusion species.

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rdfs:label	African Black Swift
rdfs:comment	The African black swift or African swift (Apus barbatus), is a species of small swift in the Apodidae family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa. 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 call is a loud double rasped hissing scream zzzzzzzZZZTT, dissimilar to that of its confusion species.
sameAs	dbr:African_black_swift
dcterms:subject	Least Concern Species Animalia Chordata Aves Birds of South Africa Birds of the Comoros Birds of Madagascar Birds of Uganda Birds of Sierra Leone Birds of Ghana Birds of Malawi Birds of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Birds of Kenya Birds of Liberia Birds of Ivory Coast Birds of Cameroon Cypselomorphae Apus Apodini Birds of Zimbabwe Apodiformes Apodidae Birds of Angola Apodinae Birds of Namibia Birds of Togo Animals Described in 1866
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Status	Least Concern
Name	African Black Swift
Caption	Apus barbatus barbatus
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Species	Apus barbatus
Genus	Apus
Class	Aves
OtherName	African Swift
Family	Apodidae
Order	Apodiformes
Location	Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa, and on Madagascar.
abstract	The African black swift or African swift (Apus barbatus), is a species of small swift in the Apodidae family. It breeds in Africa discontinuously from Liberia, Cameroon, Zaire, Uganda and Kenya south to South Africa. 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 Apus barbatus roehli of East Africa. Two other dark races, Apus barbatus balstoni and Apus barbatus 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.

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