Swifts (Apodidae)
Common Swift (Apus apus) - HBW 5, p. 452
French: Martinet noir
German: Mauersegler
Spanish: Vencejo Común
Other common names: (Eurasian/European/Northern) Swift
Taxonomy: Hirundo Apus Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Forms superspecies with A. unicolor and A. niansae; has been considered conspecific with both, and also with A. barbatus. Birds breeding in SW Asia have been separated in race marwitzi, but not widely accepted. Israeli population somewhat intermediate between nominate race and pekinensis. Two subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- apus (Linnaeus, 1758) - W Palearctic E to L Baikal, SE towards Iran; winters mainly from Zaire and Tanzania S to Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- pekinensis (Swinhoe, 1870) - Iran E through W Himalayas to Mongolia and N China; winters primarily in Namibia and Botswana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult entering and leaving the nest several times Locality Lynx building, Bellaterra, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp apus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2005 6 years ago 28 sec 3.6 -
A bird flying Locality Ágreda, Soria, Castile and Leon, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 5 July 2011 12 weeks ago 44 sec 3.3 -
A bird flying. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 18 May 2009 2 years ago 19 sec 3.2 -
Two birds flying near a house. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 2 June 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 2.5 -
A bird flying. Locality Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 18 May 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 2.3 -
Several birds flying Locality El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 23 June 2007 4 years ago 25 sec 2.2
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A nestling (fallen from the roof) portrait
Locality Sassoferrato, Marche Region, Italy (ssp apus)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 July 2007 1 year ago 4 -
A bird fallen from the nest
Locality Sassoferrato, Marche Region, Italy (ssp apus)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 July 2007 1 year ago 3.9 -
An adult flying over the Taganrog.
Locality Taganrog, Rostov Oblast, Western Russia, Russia (ssp apus)
Anatoliy Kuzmin 23 May 2011 23 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird sitting on a hand.
Locality Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland
Malwina Dachtera 14 June 2011 33 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird sitting on a hand.
Locality Wrocław, Lower Silesian Province, Poland
Malwina Dachtera 14 June 2011 33 weeks ago 3.5 -
An adult flying over Les Corts district.
Locality Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp apus)
gemma aznar 4 July 2010 1 year ago 3.5
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calls of a flock in a city centre, Part II Locality Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Claus Fischer 1 July 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
calls of a flock in a city centre, Part I Locality Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Claus Fischer 1 July 2010 1 year ago 4.5 -
Calls of a flock in flight Locality Galata, Istanbul Province, Turkey
(ssp apus)
Stuart Fisher 25 April 2007 2 years ago 3.5 -
Large number feeding over the river. Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
(ssp pekinensis)
Charles Hesse 20 November 2009 2 years ago 3
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