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 winter. In the AWB Region it is a summer breeder in The Maghreb states, The Levant, Cyprus, Turkey, The South Caucasus, N W and S Iran.
Type - aerial - nests in holes in trees, cliffs, buildings, nest boxes, Habitat - particularly over wetlands, marshes, rivers with abundant flying insects Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae Genus: Apus
Species...Apus apus Common swift - Species - ebird.org Common swift - Species sheet - wikipeda.org Common swift - Card - oiseaux-birds.com Common swift - Bioaerial - blogs.bu.edu Common swift - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org
Additional Material... Common swift - Images - google.com Common swift - Video - youtube.com Common swift - Datazone - birdlife.org