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Bates's swift

Apus batesi (Sharpe, 1904)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The bates's swift (Apus batesi) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 22.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the bates's swift

Weight
22.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the bates's swift live?

Not recorded

What is the bates's swift?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Bates's swift (Apus batesi) is a species of small swift in the family Apodidae which is found in western Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Bates's swift” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bates%27s_swift&oldid=1336194984), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the bates's swift endangered?

The bates's swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the bates's swift classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusApus
  7. SpeciesApus batesi (Sharpe, 1904)

Synonyms Cypselus batesi

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • سمامة بيتسArabic
  • falciot de BatesCatalan
  • rorýs tmavýCzech
  • rorýs kamerunskýCzech
  • coblyn BatesWelsh
  • BjergsejlerDanish
  • KamerunseglerGerman
  • MohrenseglerGerman
  • kamerunia apodoEsperanto
  • Vencejo del CamerúnSpanish
  • pigipiiritaja (pigi-piirpääsuke)Estonian
  • pikikiitäjäFinnish
  • Martinet de BatesFrench
  • batesova čiopaCroatian
  • szerecsen sarlósfecskeHungarian
  • Rondone di BatesItalian
  • クロアマツバメJapanese
  • Beitso čiurlysLithuanian
  • Bates' GierzwaluwDutch
  • kamerunseilerNorwegian
  • jerzyk czarnyPolish
  • andorinhão-camaronêsPortuguese
  • andorinhão-dos-camarõesPortuguese
  • Стриж БэйтсаRussian
  • Камерунский стрижRussian
  • dážďovník lesklýSlovak
  • Bejtsova čiopaSerbian
  • batesseglareSwedish
  • skogsseglareSwedish
  • นกแอ่นเบตส์Thai
  • Bates EbabiliTurkish
  • серпокрилець ліберійськийUkrainian
  • 贝氏雨燕Chinese
  • 貝慈氏雨燕Chinese

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Relatives of the bates's swift

Other species in the same genus Apus.

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Common questions

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How big is the bates's swift?

An adult bates's swift weighs 22.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the bates's swift endangered?

The bates's swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the bates's swift?

The bates's swift (Apus batesi) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Bates's swift (Apus batesi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/bates-s-swift

MLA

“Bates's swift (Apus batesi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/bates-s-swift.

BibTeX
@misc{bates_s_swift_2026,
  title = {Bates's swift (Apus batesi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/bates-s-swift},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}