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BirdPix:   163108
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3422BA
Observer:   Collett A
Date of record:   2009-09-19
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2022-03-11 14:29:26
Sp. code:   383
Species name:   Apus caffer
Common name:   White-rumped Swift -- Witkruiswindswael
Family:   Apodidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   White-rumped Swift
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=BirdPix-163108
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 163108 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Malcolm Robinson
Comment:   "Dumpy" swift with broad white rump wrapping around onto flanks
Date:   2021-04-01 11:05:15
Species name:   Apus affinis -- Little Swift; Kleinwindswael
Species code:   385
Comment number:   2
By:   Les Underhill
Comment:   Trevor Hardaker: "this is certainly a White-rumped Swift. The tail is definitely too long for Little Swift and I don’t think the white rump is broad enough either." (The length of the tail is only clear on the "full size" image; it tends to merge with the background in the other photos
Date:   2021-04-21 16:37:38
Species name:   Apus caffer -- White-rumped Swift; Witkruiswindswael
Species code:   383

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