Archive for the ‘Apodidae’ Category

• Plain swift

  Aug 10 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 1462 Views | with Comments Off on Plain swift

  The Plain swift – Apus unicolor is a mid sized resident and partially migratory swift of Type – aerial, Family Apodidae and Order Caprimulgiformes. It is resident in the Canary Islands and Madeira but is also...

• White-rumped swift

  Aug 9 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 1384 Views | with Comments Off on White-rumped swift

  The White-rumped swift – Apus caffer is a small swift of Type – aerial, Family Apodidae and Order Caprimulgiformes. It is a bird of s s Africa. In the AWB Region there is a small migratory breeding population in...

• Apodidae – swifts+

  Jul 16 | Apodidae, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2465 Views | with No Comments

  The Apodidae – Swifts+ are a family of smallish fast flying species that spend a large amount of time on the wing and hence are of Type – aerial and belong to the Family Apodidae and the Order Apodiformes. At the...

• Alpine swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2349 Views | with No Comments

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

• Common swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2308 Views | with No Comments

  The Common swift – Apus apus is a medium sized species of the Type – aerial bird family Apodidae. It is very widely distributed across Eurasia as a summer breeder that migrates to Central and Southern Africa in the...

• Pallid swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2356 Views | with No Comments

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

• Pacific swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2296 Views | with No Comments

  The Pacific swift – Apus pacificus is a species of the Type – aerial bird 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...

• Little swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2601 Views | with No Comments

  The Little swift – Apus affinis is a small species of the Type – aerial bird 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...