bird · Apodiformes · Apodidae

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758) . Occurrence records of the Alpine Swift are shared on GBIF from around 69 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Naval Hill Nature Reserve (1 253 records), in 8 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernApodidae

69reserves with records

8 716records around them

8provinces

LCIUCN category

Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) — Photo: Afsarnayakkan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where it is recorded

Reserve	Province	Records
Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	1 253
Table Mountain National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	1 060
Hottentots-HollandProtected area	WC Western Cape	1 016
Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park	NC Northern Cape	840
Tokai ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	545
Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve	WC Western Cape	456
Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area	WC Western Cape	290
Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	284
Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve	WC Western Cape	284
Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	215
Bontebok National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	194
Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park	FS Free State	176
Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	161
Jock's BayNature reserve	WC Western Cape	159
Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	142
CederbergProtected area	WC Western Cape	131
Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	130
Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	121
WESSA uMngeni Valley Nature Reserve & Education CentreWildlife sanctuary	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	121
Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve	WC Western Cape	101
Howick Umngeni River ConservancyPrivate game reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	96
Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area	WC Western Cape	94
Karoo National ParkNational park	WC Western Cape	84
Ingula Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	78
Blyderivierspoort NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	72
Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	54
Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	51
Ceres Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	45
Constantia NekNature reserve	WC Western Cape	42
Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	40
Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve	WC Western Cape	35
Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve	NC Northern Cape	30
Jonkershoek Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	30
Woodbush Forest ReserveNature reserve	LP Limpopo	23
Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	22
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area	WC Western Cape	21
Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve	FS Free State	20
Assegaaibosch Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	17
Camdeboo National ParkNational park	EC Eastern Cape	16
Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary	LP Limpopo	16
Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	10
Magaliesberg Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserve	GP Gauteng	9
Gondwana Game ReserveGame reserve	WC Western Cape	9
Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve	KZN KwaZulu-Natal	8
Lydenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	8
Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area	WC Western Cape	8
Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	8
Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve	FS Free State	7
Ruitersbos Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Bontebok Ridge ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	7
Blouberg PrivaatnatuurreserweNature reserve	LP Limpopo	6
Drakenstein Lion ParkWildlife sanctuary	WC Western Cape	6
Gamsberg Nature ReserveProtected area	NC Northern Cape	5
Monte Rochelle Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	5
Plaatbos Nature ReserveForest reserve	EC Eastern Cape	5
Blouberg Nature ReserveProtected area	LP Limpopo	5
Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve	WC Western Cape	4
Gustav Kungbiel Nature ReserveNature reserve	MP Mpumalanga	3
Soopjeshoogte Private Nature ReserveNature reserve	WC Western Cape	3

and 9 more reserves with fewer records.

By province

Western Cape: 41 reserves
KwaZulu-Natal: 8 reserves
Limpopo: 5 reserves
Free State: 4 reserves
Eastern Cape: 4 reserves
Northern Cape: 3 reserves
Mpumalanga: 3 reserves
Gauteng: 1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Scientific name: Tachymarptis melba
GBIF taxon: 2477411
Wikidata: Q321267

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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.