African Black Swift

Apus barbatus (P.L.Sclater, 1866) — also called African Swift, African Black-Swift, African Swift (African). Occurrence records of the African Black Swift are shared on GBIF from around 54 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Table Mountain National Park (1 280 records), in 7 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernApodidae

54reserves with records

5 705records around them

7provinces

LCIUCN category

African Black Swift (Apus barbatus) — Photo: Trevor Hardaker, Cape Town, South Africa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 280
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	650
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	608
UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	502
Muizenberg CaveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	281
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	249
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	233
St. James SpringNature reserve	WC Western Cape	226
Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden	GP Gauteng	180
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	137
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	137
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	97
Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	95
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	86
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	79
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	77
Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	61
Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area	MP Mpumalanga	60
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	55
Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve	WC Western Cape	53
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	50
Somabula Nature ReserveNature reserve	GP Gauteng	50
Robberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	46
Lanner GorgeProtected area	LP Limpopo	35
Jukani Predator ParkNature reserve	WC Western Cape	28
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	27
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	25
Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	25
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	22
Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	21
Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	20
Mountainlands Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	19
Honey Trails: HikingNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	19
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	17
Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	14
Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	13
Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	13
Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	12
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	8
Aquila Safari Reserve DirectionsPrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	8
Karkloof FallsNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Aquila Private Game ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	8
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	GP Gauteng	7
Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	6
Ubizane Wildlife ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	6
QwaQwa National ParkNational park	FS Free State	5
Barberton Municipal ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	4
Doornkop Fish and Wildlife ReserveGame reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	3
Commando Drift Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	3
Hluleka Nature ReserveProtected area	EC Eastern Cape	3
Hluleka Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	EC Eastern Cape	3

By province

Western Cape: 21 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 14 reserves
Mpumalanga: 6 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Free State: 3 reserves
Gauteng: 3 reserves
Limpopo: 3 reserves

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Scientific name: Apus barbatus
GBIF taxon: 5228648
Wikidata: Q1272743

More of the Apodidae family

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Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.