White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Birds
The white-rumped swift is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
- Genus
- Apus