page_title: List of birds of Uganda
section_title: Swifts
hierarchical_section_title: List of birds of Uganda / Swifts
caption_attribution_description: English: Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) Čeština: Rorýs velký (Tachymarptis melba) Polski: Jerzyk alpejski (Tachymarptis melba) Deutsch: Ein Alpensegler (Tachymarptis melba)
context_page_description: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Uganda. The avifauna of Uganda included a total of 1066 confirmed species as of May 2020. Of them, one is endemic, 66 are accidental, and three have been introduced by humans. Three additional species are hypothetical as defined below and are not included in the counts. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of iGoTerra.
  This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
  The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.
  Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Uganda
  Endemic - a species endemic to Uganda
  (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Uganda as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  Hypothetical - a species possibly present but which has not been documented
context_section_description: Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae
  Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.
  Mottled spinetail, Telacanthura ussheri
  Sabine's spinetail, Rhaphidura sabini
  Cassin's spinetail, Neafrapus cassini
  Scarce swift, Schoutedenapus myoptilus
  Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba
  Mottled swift, Tachymarptis aequatorialis
  Common swift, Apus apus
  Nyanza swift, Apus niansae
  Pallid swift, Apus pallidus (A)
  African swift, Apus barbatus
  Little swift, Apus affinis
  Horus swift, Apus horus
  White-rumped swift, Apus caffer
  African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus
caption: Alpine swift
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