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White-rumped Swift / Apus caffer LC

  • Synonyms Caffer Swift, Whiterumped Swift, African White-rumped Swift, Angola White-rumped Swift, Abyssinian White-rumped Swift
  • Old latin name for bird Cypselus streubelii, Cypselus caffer

White-rumped Swiftbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, © Esperanza Poveda
    Spain
  • 2.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 3.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 4.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 7.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 8.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 10.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
  • 11.
    Begging call, call, juvenile, © José Carlos Sires
    Spain
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

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All related species (19)

Where to see White-rumped Swift

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion s Iberian Peninsula, c Morocco, and sub-Saharan Africa

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWitkruiswindswael
AlbanianDejka kërbishtbardhë
BasqueFalciot culblanc africà, Sorbeltz ipurzuria
BelarusianКафрскі свіргуль
Bengaliধরামকাভয ফাতাচ঳
BretonGlaouer kafir
BulgarianБелокръст бързолет, Кафърски бързолет
Catalanfalciot cuablanc africà, Falciot culblanc africà
Chinese非洲白腰雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)非洲白腰雨燕
CroatianAfrička čiopa, oštrorepa čiopa
Czechrorýs kaferský, rorýs bělokostřecový
DanishKaffersejler
DutchPijlstaartgierzwaluw, Kaffer gierzwaluw, Kaffergierzwaluw
EsperantoKafroapuso, Blankpuga kafrapuso
Estoniansirppiiritaja (sirp-piirpääsuke), sirppiiritaja e. sirp-piirpääsuke, Sirppiiritaja
Finnishhäätökiitäjä, Kafferikiitäjä
FrenchMartinet cafre, Martinet caffre, Martinet de Cafrerie, Martinet à croupion blanc
GalicianCirrio cafre, Falciot culblanc africà
GermanWeißbürzelsegler, Kaffernsegler
GreekΚαφρoσταχτάρα, Λευκόπυγη Σταχτάρα
Hebrewסיס צר־שת, סיס צר-שת
HungarianKaffersarlósfecske, kaffer sarlósfecske
IcelandicLjásvölungur
IrishGabhlán gaoithe bánphrompach
ItalianRondone cafro
Japaneseアフリカコシジロアマツバメ
Latvianbaltmuguras svīre, baltmuguras svīre, Kāpzemes svīre
Lithuanianbaltasturplis čiurlys, Baltnugaris čiurlys
MacedonianБелогрба пиштарка
MalteseRundun tal-ħawwief, Rundun tal-Hawwief
Northern SamiKáfferleahttospálfu
Norwegianhvitgumpseiler, Kafferseiler
Norwegian NynorskKvitgumpseglar
Polishjerzyk widłosterny, jerzyk widlosterny
Portugueseandorinhão-cafre
RomanianDrepnea cafră
RussianБелогузый стриж, Кафрский стриж, Стриж с белым надхвостьем
SerbianBeloleđa čiopa, Afrička čiopa
Slovakdážďovník lasovičkovitý, dážďovník lastovičí
Sloveniangibraltarski hudournik, Giblartarski hudournik, Kafrski hudournik
SpanishVencejo cafre
SwahiliTeleka Kiuno-cheupe
Swedishvitgumpseglare, Kafferseglare
TsongaNkonjana
TswanaPêolwane
TurkishEndülüs Ebabili, Ak Sokumlu Ebabil
Ukrainianсерпокрилець білогузий
WelshCoblyn tinwyn Affrica
XhosaIhlabankomo
ZuluuNonqane