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  • White-rumped Swift, 1 of 6
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    (c) Ian N. White, all rights reserved

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    (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Christiaan Viljoen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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    (c) Titouan Roguet, all rights reserved

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    (c) João Esteves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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White-rumped Swift

Apus caffer

Worldwide
1,204 observations
Group
Birds

About

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.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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