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Common Swift

Apus apus

Least Concern

Envergadura

32,3 cm

Peso

41,5 g

Familia

Apodidae

Orden

Caprimulgiformes

Acerca de

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
Envergadura	32,3 cm	12.7 in
Peso	41,5 g	1.46 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

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

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Distribución geográfica

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.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

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

Tamaño de la puesta

1-4

Sonido

Canto

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

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Caprimulgiformes (Chotacabras y Vencejos)
Familia	Apodidae (Vencejos)
Genus	Apus
Especies	Apus apus

Distribution

Common Swift has been recorded in 6 countries.

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Presente Not recorded