Nyanza swift
Apus niansae (Reichenow, 1887)
The nyanza swift (Apus niansae) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 32 g to 40.1 g and live up to 21 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the nyanza swift
- Weight
- 32 g – 40.1 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 21 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 21.1 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- rockysrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 20.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1.7 – 2.35src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 24 monthssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1.5src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 nyanza swift live?
Not recorded
What is the nyanza swift?
The Nyanza swift (Apus niansae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Is the nyanza swift endangered?
The nyanza swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the nyanza swift classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyApodidae
- genusApus
- SpeciesApus niansae (Reichenow, 1887)
Synonyms Cypselus niansae
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- سمامة نيانزاArabic
- falciot de NyanzaCatalan
- rorýs somálskýCzech
- rorýs východoafrickýCzech
- coblyn NyanzaWelsh
- NyanzasejlerDanish
- BraunseglerGerman
- bruna apodoEsperanto
- Vencejo de NyanzaSpanish
- astangupiiritaja (astangu-piirpääsuke)Estonian
- pahtakiitäjäFinnish
- Martinet du NyanzaFrench
- istočnoafrička čiopaCroatian
- barna sarlósfecskeHungarian
- Rondone del NyanzaItalian
- ススイロアマツバメJapanese
- rudasis čiurlysLithuanian
- NyanzagierzwaluwDutch
- klippeseilerNorwegian
- jerzyk brązowyPolish
- andorinhão-de-nyanzaPortuguese
- Бурый стрижRussian
- dážďovník hnedýSlovak
- nyanzaseglareSwedish
- นกแอ่นเนียนซาThai
- Nyanza EbabiliTurkish
- серпокрилець бурийUkrainian
- 尼安札雨燕Chinese
- 尼安萨雨燕Chinese
Relatives of the nyanza swift
Other species in the same genus Apus.
Common swift
Apus apus
Pallid swift
Apus pallidus
Little swift
Apus affinis
Pacific swift
Apus pacificus
White-rumped swift
Apus caffer
Plain swift
Apus unicolor
CompareNyanza swift vs Common swiftNyanza swift vs Pallid swiftNyanza swift vs Little swiftNyanza swift vs Pacific swift
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the nyanza swift?
An adult nyanza swift weighs 32 g – 40.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the nyanza swift endangered?
The nyanza swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
How long does the nyanza swift live?
The nyanza swift has a recorded lifespan of 21 years.
What kind of animal is the nyanza swift?
The nyanza swift (Apus niansae) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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