bird · Apodiformes · Apodidae
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823) — also called African White-rumped Swift. Occurrence records of the White-rumped Swift are shared on GBIF from around 214 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Rietvlei Nature Reserve (2 374 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernApodidae
214reserves with records
36 928records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 2 374 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 980 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 795 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 276 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 275 |
| Montgomery VleiNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 194 |
| Melville KoppiesNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 144 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 968 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 943 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 856 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 739 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 707 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 706 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 703 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 696 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 669 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 528 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 521 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 488 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 482 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 476 |
| Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | FS Free State | 468 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 465 |
| Dinokeng Game ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 459 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 455 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 448 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 431 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 427 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 422 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 420 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 415 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 363 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 345 |
| Walter Sisulu National Botanical GardenBotanical garden | GP Gauteng | 339 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 334 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 333 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 324 |
| Bontebok National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 320 |
| Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 306 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 300 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 281 |
| Fernkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 232 |
| Augrabies Falls National ParkNational park | NC Northern Cape | 227 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 225 |
| Tswalu Kalahari ReserveGame reserve | NC Northern Cape | 219 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 202 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 192 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 192 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 188 |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 180 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 180 |
| Crocodile River ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 173 |
| Austin Roberts Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 170 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 166 |
| Rustenburg NatuurreservaatNature reserve | NW North West | 161 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 161 |
| Helderberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 152 |
| Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 152 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 152 |
| Umgeni Valley Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 147 |
and 154 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 71 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 38 reserves
- Gauteng
- 33 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 26 reserves
- Free State
- 17 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 9 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 8 reserves
- North West
- 8 reserves
- Limpopo
- 4 reserves
Taxonomy
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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.