Archive for the ‘Apodidae’ Category

• Apodidae – swifts

  Jul 16 | Apodidae | Little Stint | 901 Views | with No Comments

  The Apodidae – swifts are a family of small fast flying aerial birds that belong to the Order Apodiformes...

• Alpine swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts | Little Stint | 881 Views | with No Comments

  The Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) is a large species of the aerial bird family Apodidae. As its name suggests, it is found breeding in mountain ranges from Portugal to Bhutan, and migrates to sub-Saharan Africa in the winter....

• Common swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts | Little Stint | 855 Views | with No Comments

  The Common swift (Apus apus) is a medium sized species of the aerial birds family Apodidae. It is very widely distributed across Eurasia as a summer breeder that migrates to Central and Southern Africa in the winter. In the AWB...

• Pallid swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts | Little Stint | 876 Views | with No Comments

  The Pallid swift (Apus pallidus) is a medium sized species of the aerial birds family Apodidae. Its range is around the Mediterranean Basin, N Africa and the Middle East, and in winter it migrates to Africa in a band across a...

• Pacific swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts | Little Stint | 860 Views | with No Comments

  The Pacific swift (Apus pacificus) is a species of the aerial birds family Apodidae. It is a Far Eastern species that breeds in E Asia and winters in SE Asia and Australia. It is only Accidental to the AWB Region and has been...

• Little swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts | Little Stint | 873 Views | with No Comments

  The Little swift (Apus affinis) is a small species of the aerial birds family Apodidae. It is present across Africa, The Middle East and the Indian sub-continent. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder in the Maghreb states,...