List of Birds of Uganda - Swifts

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes. Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small aerial birds, spending the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang. There are 98 species worldwide and 14 species which occur in Uganda.

  • Scarce Swift Schoutedenapus myoptilus
  • Mottled Spinetail Telacanthura ussheri
  • Sabine's Spinetail Rhaphidura sabini
  • Cassin's Spinetail Neafrapus cassini
  • African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus
  • Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
  • Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis
  • Common Swift Apus apus
  • Nyanza Swift Apus niansae
  • Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
  • African Swift Apus barbatus
  • Little Swift Apus affinis
  • Horus Swift Apus horus
  • White-rumped Swift Apus caffer

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