Archive for the ‘Swifts’ Category

• African black swift

  Aug 9 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 972 Views | with Comments Off on African black swift

  African black swift – Apus barbatus – also on this site called – African swift &#...

• African swift

  Aug 9 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 1010 Views | with Comments Off on African swift

  African swift – Apus barbatus – or African black swift – is a medium sized resident African swift of Type – aerialist, Family Apodidae and Order Apodiformes. It is found in s s Africa largely on the...

• Malagasy swift

  Aug 7 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 972 Views | with Comments Off on Malagasy swift

  Malagasy swift – Apus balstoni – or Malagasy black swift – is a medium sized resident Malagasy swift of Type – aerialist, Family Apodidae and Order Apodiformes. It is Endemic to the Malagasy Region...

• Forbes-Watson’s swift

  Apr 1 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 1007 Views | with Comments Off on Forbes-Watson’s swift

  Forbes-Watson’s swift – Apus berliozi – is a mid-sized migratory African/Arabian swift of Type – aerialist, Family Apodidae and Order Caprimulgiformes. It has a very localised distribution and is a summer...

• Plain swift

  Aug 10 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 1444 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 | 1366 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...

• Alpine swift

  Jul 16 | Swifts, Swifts+ | Little Stint | 2326 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 | 2289 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 | 2339 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 | 2275 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...