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
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A bird flying. Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 18 May 2009 1 year ago 19 sec 3.3 -
An adult entering and leaving the nest several times Lynx building, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (ssp apus)
Josep del Hoyo 17 June 2005 5 years ago 28 sec 3.2 -
Two birds flying near a house. Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 2 June 2009 1 year ago 23 sec 2.5 -
A bird flying. Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 18 May 2009 1 year ago 22 sec 2.3 -
Several birds flying El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 23 June 2007 2 years ago 25 sec 2.2 -
Birds foraging in flight Ostenjovannet, Oslo & Akershus, Norway (ssp apus)
Eric Roualet 20 May 2006 1 year ago 11 sec 1.8
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A bird flying. Osera, Zaragoza, Aragón, Spain (ssp apus)
Jesús Laborda 16 June 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
1 adult flying above the roofs Port la Nouvelle, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France (ssp apus)
Georges Olioso 27 June 2006 1 year ago 3 -
in flight Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Aleix Comas 7 July 2007 1 year ago 3 -
Common Swift flying over the village of Trujillo - Extremadura Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 19 April 2007 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.3 -
An adult flying. Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp apus)
Alberto Soria 24 May 2010 8 weeks ago 2.3 -
Common Swift flying over the village of Trujillo - Extremadura Extremadura, Spain
Nicole Bouglouan 19 April 2007 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.1
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calls of a flock in a city centre, Part II Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Claus Fischer 1 July 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 5 -
calls of a flock in a city centre, Part I Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Claus Fischer 1 July 2010 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 5 -
Calls of a flock in flight Galata, Istanbul, Turkey
(ssp apus)
Stuart Fisher 25 April 2007 27 weeks ago 3.5 -
Large number feeding over the river. Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia
(ssp pekinensis)
Charles Hesse 20 November 2009 32 weeks ago 3
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