| African palm swift | |
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| At fan palms in the Kruger National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Cypsiurus |
| Species: | C. parvus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cypsiurus parvus (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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range of C. parvus range of C. gracilis
X: Isolated / expanding occurrence of C. parvus
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The African palm swift (Cypsiurus parvus) is a small swift. It is very similar to the Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis, and was formerly considered to be the same species. The Malagasy palm swift was also recently split from this species. This is a common species with a very wide distribution which faces no obvious threats and may be increasing in numbers as a result of the cultivation of the exotic Washington palm, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of "least concern".[1]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2019). "Cypsiurus parvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155257123A155636301. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155257123A155636301.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.