Apus barbatus African Black Swift Swartwindswael
Vista Vistas, Dec 2018
Probably resident but breeding has not been confirmed. Scarce; recorded widely but sparsely across the Waterberg, less frequently in the surrounding thorn savanna (67% in, 33% out; recorded in 26% of the Waterberg pentads); single birds or small groups are mostly to be seen in the vicinity of large cliffs to which this species is tied for breeding and roosting; away from cliffs it is easily overlooked (in summer) for Common Swift.
Probably resident but breeding has not been confirmed. Scarce; recorded widely but sparsely across the Waterberg, less frequently in the surrounding thorn savanna (67% in, 33% out; recorded in 26% of the Waterberg pentads); single birds or small groups are mostly to be seen in the vicinity of large cliffs to which this species is tied for breeding and roosting; away from cliffs it is easily overlooked (in summer) for Common Swift.
