Where does the White-rumped Swift live?
Apus caffer has 201,755 records in 86 countries and territories, from 1866 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 201,755 records
- 86 places
- 102 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesApodiformesApodidaeApus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 167,770 | |
| Kenya | 8,746 | |
| Uganda | 4,749 | |
| Tanzania | 4,192 | |
| Spain | 3,390 | |
| Namibia | 3,175 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1,563 | |
| Portugal | 998 | |
| Zambia | 550 | |
| Eswatini | 549 | |
| Rwanda | 542 | |
| Botswana | 472 | |
| Lesotho | 404 | |
| Ethiopia | 366 | |
| France | 337 | |
| Ghana | 299 | |
| Mozambique | 299 | |
| Nigeria | 287 | |
| Sweden | 231 | |
| Angola | 185 | |
| Norway | 159 | |
| DR Congo | 153 | |
| Germany | 152 | |
| Italy | 152 | |
| Finland | 149 | |
| United Kingdom | 149 | |
| Russia | 141 | |
| Denmark | 136 | |
| Malawi | 127 | |
| Poland | 127 | |
| Greece | 123 | |
| Ukraine | 98 | |
| Iceland | 54 | |
| Romania | 50 | |
| Morocco | 41 | |
| Cameroon | 40 | |
| Hungary | 39 | |
| Ireland | 39 | |
| Belarus | 37 | |
| Croatia | 36 |
Showing the top 40 of 86 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Apodidae.
Common Swift
3,081,538 records
Little Swift
535,342 records
Asian Palm-Swift
434,905 records
Vaux's Swift
426,681 records
White-collared Swift
332,364 records
African Palm-Swift
287,770 records
Alpine Swift
271,014 records
House Swift
264,910 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.