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Birds Swallows & swifts Common
African Palm Swift
Palmwindswael · Cypsiurus parvus
A slim, pale-brown swift with a long forked tail, tied closely to tall palm trees. It sticks its tiny nest and eggs to a vertical palm frond with saliva and clings on to incubate them. It twists and flickers overhead catching insects and is resident in the park year-round.
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Slender pale-brown swift with a very long, deeply forked tail; clings to palm fronds.
Where to see it in Kruger
Wherever there are tall palms, including several rest camps.
Did you know
It glues its eggs onto a palm leaf so they don't fall while it sleeps clinging upright.
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