Mottled Swift

The mottled swift is a large brown swift with mottled underparts and a pale white throat. The left upper photo (Tarangire) is courtesy of Silas Olofson; the right upper (Lake Jipe) is courtesy of Riaan Marais. The right lower photo was taken in Mikumi NP, courtesy of Per Holmen. The other birds were photographed in Tarangire NP from the terrace of the Tarangire Safari Lodge flying with alpine, nyanza, black and little swifts.

	Mottled Swift Apus (Tachymarptis) aequatorialis
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