This small swift is about 14 cm long. It catches insects in flight by day and uses the airspace over forest and woodland.
It is about 14 cm long.
It is active by day and catches small insects while flying.
In southern Africa it commonly nests in hollow baobabs. Feathers, twigs, bark, sand and other materials are bound with saliva into a saucer-shaped bowl.
It eats flying termites, winged ants and flies, and sometimes feeds in small mixed flocks with other swifts or swallows.
A pure white rump and a pale patch on the lower belly form a band around the rear body. The chin and throat are extensively mottled grey-white.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.