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African Palm Swift / Cypsiurus parvus

African Palm Swift bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsAfrican Palm-Swift (African), African Palm-Swift, African Palm-Swift [nominate]
Old latin name for birdCypselus ambrosiacus, Cypselus parvus
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusCypsiurus
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

African Palm Swift bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Philippe Verbelen
    Sao Tome
  • 2.
    Flight call, possibly also alarm call, © Rolf A. de By
    Namibia
  • 3.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Flight call, © Philippe Verbelen
    Sao Tome
  • 5.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 6.
    Flight call, © Giovanni Boano
    Burkina Faso
  • 7.
    Call, © Thibaut Chansac
    Tanzania
  • 8.
    Call, © Bram Piot
    Uganda
  • 9.
    Call, flight call, © Mike Nelson
    Madagascar
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Malagasy Palm Swift
Asian Palm Swift

Where to see African Palm Swift

African Palm Swift subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cypsiurus parvus brachypterusSierra Leone to ne DR Congo, Angola and islands in the Gulf of Guinea-No
Cypsiurus parvus celers Mozambique to e South Africa-No
Cypsiurus parvus hyphaenesn Namibia and n Botswana-No
Cypsiurus parvus laemostigmas Somalia to c Mozambique-No
Cypsiurus parvus myochrouss Sudan to ne South Africa-No
Cypsiurus parvus parvusSenegal and Gambia to n Ethiopia and sw Arabia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansPalmwindswael
AzerbaijaniAfrika palma uzunqanadı
Bengaliিঅচিকান তারফাতাচ঳
BulgarianПалмов бързолет
Catalanfalciot de palmera africà, Falciot de les palmeres
Chinese非洲棕雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)非洲棕雨燕
Croatiančiopa lastarka
Czechrorýs africký, rorýs africký [skupina parvus]
DanishAfrikansk Palmesejler
DutchAfrikaanse Palmgierzwaluw, Afrikaanse Palmgierzwaluw (Afrikaans)
EsperantoAfrika palmapuso
Estonianaafrika palmipiiritaja
Finnishafrikanpalmukiitäjä
FrenchMartinet des palmes (parvus), Martinet des palmes, Martinet des palmes [parvus], Martinet des palmes [nominal]
FrisianAfrikaanske palmgûlswel
GalicianCirrio das palmeiras
GermanPalmensegler, Palmensegler [parvus-Gruppe]
GreekΦoιvικoσταχτάρα
Hebrewסיס-דקלים אפריקני
Hungarianafrikai pálmasarlósfecske
IcelandicPálmasvölungur [parvus hópur], Pálmasvölungur
IrishGabhlán pailme Afracach
ItalianRondone delle palme africano
Japaneseヤシアマツバメ (parvus グループ), ヤシアマツバメ
LatvianĀfrikas palmu svīre
Lithuanianafrikinis palminis čiurlys
LuxembourgishPalmsegler
MacedonianПалмова пиштарка
Northern SamiAfrihkácihran
Norwegianafrikapalmeseiler (parvus gr.), afrikapalmeseiler, Afrikapalmeseiler
Polishjerzyk palmowy [gr. parvus], jerzyk palmowy
Portugueseandorinhão-dos-palmares, andorinhão-das-palmeiras-africano, andorinhão-dos-palmares-africano
RomanianDrepnea de palmieri
RussianПальмовый стриж, Пальмовый стриж [группа parvus]
SerbianAfrička palmina čiopa, Palmova čiopa, Afrička palmina čiopa [parvus grupa]
Slovaksŕpik vidlochvostý (skup.), sŕpik vidlochvostý
Slovenianafriški palmov hudournik
SpanishVencejo palmero africano, Vencejo Palmero Africano (grupo parvus)
Swedishafrikansk palmseglare [gruppen parvus], afrikansk palmseglare, afrikansk palmseglare [parvus Group]
TurkishPalmiye Ebabili, Palmiye Ebabili [parvus Grubu]
Ukrainianсерпокрилець пальмовий
WelshCoblyn palmwydd Affrica