Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
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A medium-sized swift (17-18 cm) found across eastern Asia from Siberia to Australia. Dark plumage with a white rump patch and deeply forked tail. Aerial insectivore. A long-distance migrant, breeding in Asia and wintering in Southeast Asia and Australasia.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| กว้างปีก | 34.6 cm | 13.6 in |
| น้ำหนัก | 41.516666666666666 g | 1.46 oz |
การยืนยันชนิดพันธุ์
ขนนก
Dark blackish-brown upperparts; distinctive white rump patch contrasting with dark back; white throat patch; underparts dark with pale brown barring; deeply forked tail; white rump distinguishes it from Common Swift in East Asian range.
Habitat & Range
อาณาเขตทางภูมิศาสตร์
Breeds from Siberia and Japan south to China and the Himalayas. Long-distance migrant wintering in Southeast Asia and Australia.
Diet & Feeding
Feeds aerially on tiny insects and spiders, often following weather fronts where aerial plankton concentrates.
สถานะการอนุรักษ์
พฤติกรรมและการผสมพันธุ์
การทำรัง
Nest type: HC. Incubation: 17 days. Fledging: 40 days.
จำนวนไข่
1-3
เสียง
เสียงร้อง
Thin, reedy trill with nasal overtone; soft chattering notes delivered continuously during rapid low-level flight over fields.
อนุกรมวิทยา
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| อันดับ | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| วงศ์ตระกูล | Apodidae (Swifts) |
| Genus | Apus |
| ชนิดพันธุ์ | Apus pacificus |
Distribution
Pacific Swift has been recorded in 3 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Apodidae family