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Little Swift

Apus affinis

Least Concern (IUCN Red List)Swifts
Little Swift, photographed by Derek Keats

Photo: Derek Keats · Wikimedia · CC-BY 2.0 (licence)

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About the Little Swift

Small swift with a square-tipped tail, broad outer wings and sharply-demarcated white rump. White on the rump extends to the sides and is visible from below. Note the obvious contrasting white throat. Superficially similar to house-martins, but lacks a white belly. Breeds both in natural cliff settings and in urban areas where it nests on buildings. Very vocal, particularly near the nest, giving a constant descending trill.

Species account: eBird.org, fetched 2025-12-26 · How these pages are made

Where it has been recorded

Recorded in 91 of the 253 countries we have eBird lists for. Each opens that country's checklist.

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