Pallid Swift Apus pallidus [Shelley, 1870] |
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Order:
Apodiformes
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Family: Apodidae |
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BTO Codes:
, PALSW
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EURING No: 7960 | |
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Number in Britain:
1 record/year
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
undetermined recorded in Britain (of 3 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
16 cm
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Wingspan: 44 cm |
Weight:
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Scientific name from:
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L.: apus=the swift (from Gr.: a-=without + pous=foot) and L.: pallidus=pallid |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: s Europe, n Africa, Middle East, WINTERS: south to s Africa, and east to Pakistan |
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Habitat:
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Open country & towns |
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Diet:
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Flying insects caught in flight |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Kent, 1978 (Down 1913)
(Harvey, W.G. 1981. British Birds 74:170-178)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
61
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Summary of Records by Year
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Most Likely to Occur in:
Too few records
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Most Recent County Records:
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Scotland:
Borders
(1999),
Northeast
(2004),
Orkney
(1996),
Shetland
(2005),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(2005),
Durham
(2001),
Northumberland
(2005),
East Yorkshire
(2005),
North Yorkshire
(2001),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Derbyshire
(1998),
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Eastern England:
Essex
(2001),
Lincolnshire
(2004),
Norfolk
(2005),
Suffolk
(2004),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(1983),
Kent
(2006),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2007),
Dorset
(2006),
Isles of Scilly
(2006),
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Wales:
Pembrokeshire
(2001),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwennol Welw-ddu |
| Danish: Grĺsejler | Dutch: Vale gierzwaluw |
| Finnish: Vaaleakirskuja | French: Martinet pâle |
| German: Fahlsegler | Hungarian: Halvány sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic: Fölsvölungur | Irish: Gabhlán Bánlíoch |
| Italian: Rondone pallido | Norwegian: Grĺseiler |
| Polish: Jerzyk blady | Portuguese: Andorinhăo-pálido |
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Spanish:
Vencejo pálido
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Swedish: Blek tornseglare |
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