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Little Swift
Kleinwindswael · Apus affinis
A small black swift with a bold white rump and blunt, square tail, the most resident of Kruger's swifts. Noisy colonies build feather-and-saliva nests under bridges, culverts and on cliffs. They twitter constantly as they wheel overhead catching insects, and stay all winter.
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Stubby swift with a square-ended tail and a broad white rump patch; nests in chattering colonies.
Listen for its call
A high, rippling trill around the nest colony.
Where to see it in Kruger
Around bridges, culverts and cliffs parkwide; present year-round.
Did you know
It glues its nest together with its own spit and feathers under bridges.
Often confused with
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