What to Know About the Mottled Swift in Uganda?

The Mottled Swift in Uganda is one of the African birds of Uganda seen during Uganda Birding Safaris. It is a bird species in the swift family, Apodidae.

It is a species in the genus Tachymarptis. It is a resident allover East Africa  and western Africa, commonly found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

How Does the Mottled Swift in Uganda Look Like?

The Mottled Swift is a mid-sized swift with length 23 cm, the male weighs 84–104g and female 83–105g. Easily separated from only congeneric, T. melba, as latter has extensive white.

How Does the Mottled Swift in Uganda Feed?

It eats prey like ants, including Crematogaster, ichneumon flies and many other insects.