---
title: "White-rumped Swift"
description: "Apus caffer — Birds. The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a species of swift."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/white-rumped-swift
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# White-rumped Swift

> Apus caffer — Birds. The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) is a species of swift.

- Scientific name: *Apus caffer*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1135
- Wikidata: [Q179356](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179356)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6619](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6619)

## Names

- en: White-rumped Swift
- de: Weißbürzelsegler
- es: Vencejo cafre
- fr: Martinet cafre
- it: Rondone codabianca
- nl: Kaffergierzwaluw
- pt: Andorinhão-cafre
- pl: Jerzyk widłosterny

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (724), PT (44), UG (33), ES (32), TZ (32), DZ (29), NA (25), KE (22), FR (15), RW (10), LR (5), ZM (5)

## Summary

The white-rumped swift (Apus caffer) 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-rumped_swift

## Photo

![White-rumped Swift](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/white-rumped-swift/medium.jpg)

Photo: bdhimes · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338187070

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/white-rumped-swift?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).