Colour: Black

Well-wooded rivers. Whitish eyes, legs and chin. Flies at dusk.

Game parks. Told by red face and legs, short tail and rocking flight action.

Cape west coast. Small groups on islands and rocks.

Mopane woodland. White throat in female; white cap in male. Both have white shoulders.

Mountains. Large swift with dark brown breast band with white chin and belly

Inland waters. Tawny bill with gap between mandibles.

Coastal bird on rocky shores. Red bill and legs.

Vicinity of palm trees, common in towns. Small, slender-winged brown swift with deeply forked tail.

Inland waters. Front of neck rufous; crown and body very dark brown; front of neck sandy in female.

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