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Common Swift

Apus apus

Least Concern

Flügelspannweite

32,3 cm

Gewicht

41,5 g

Familie

Apodidae

Ordnung

Caprimulgiformes

Über uns

A medium-sized swift (16-17 cm, wingspan 42-48 cm) with dark blackish-brown plumage and a pale throat. One of the most aerial of all birds, spending nearly its entire life on the wing, sleeping, eating, and even mating in flight. Breeds across Eurasia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Flügelspannweite	32,3 cm	12.7 in
Gewicht	41,5 g	1.46 oz

Identifizierung

Gefieder

Uniformly blackish-brown above and below; pale whitish throat patch; slightly forked tail; no other pale markings; sexes identical; the archetypal swift shape with scythe-like wings; widespread Palearctic breeder and Sub-Saharan winterer.

Habitat & Range

🌾 Grasland 🌲 Wald 🏜️ Wüste

Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet

Breeds across Europe and Asia from the British Isles east to Siberia and China. Long-distance migrant wintering in sub-Saharan Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial forager on tiny insects and wind-dispersed spiders; forages near water surfaces where insects concentrate.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Verhalten & Brutverhalten

Nistverhalten

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 20 days. Fledging: 37-56 days.

Gelegegröße

1-4

Lautgebung

Gesang

Crisp, two-noted call: quick sharp chip followed by descending whistle; distinctive pattern repeated at measured intervals.

Taxonomie

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordnung	Caprimulgiformes (Nachtschwalben und Segler)
Familie	Apodidae (Segler)
Genus	Apus
Arten	Apus apus

Distribution

Common Swift has been recorded in 6 countries.

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Vorhanden Not recorded