
The Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 370 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Alpine Swift is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
370 records, iNaturalist
50+ Ergebnisse in Südafrika
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Art
Tachymarptis melba
Nachweise
370
iNaturalist-Beobachtungen
Jede Buchung auf Spekboom unterstützt den Naturschutz.
Ein Nachweis bedeutet, dass ein Gastgeber den Alpine Swift auf dem Grundstück oder in der Nähe gesehen hat. Eine Sichtung ist nie garantiert.
The Alpine Swift is most recorded in Western Cape (69% of records), Northern Cape (11% of records), Limpopo (6% of records), based on 370 iNaturalist observations. 58 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Alpine Swift on site or nearby.
The Alpine Swift is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek takhus, "fast", and marptis, "seizer". The specific melba has no known explanation.