Pacific Swift Apus pacificus [Latham, 1802] |
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Order:
Apodiformes
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Family: Apodidae |
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BTO Codes:
, PACSW
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EURING No: 7970 | |
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Number in Britain:
Fewer than 20 records
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(A) Accidental
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Subspecies:
pacificus recorded in Britain (of 4 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
18 cm
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Wingspan: 51 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 180 g
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Scientific name from:
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L.: apus=the swift (from Gr.: a-=without + pous=foot) and after the Pacific Ocean |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: e Asia, WINTERS: se Asia to Australia |
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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:
sea area Humber, 1981
(Parker, M. 1990 British Birds 83:43-45)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
4
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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:
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North-east England:
East Yorkshire
(2005),
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North-west England:
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English Midlands:
Northamptonshire
(1995),
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Eastern England:
Norfolk
(1993),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Fork-tailed Swift | |
| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Orientsejler | Dutch: Siberische gierzwaluw |
| Finnish: Pääskykirskuja | French: Martinet de Sibérie |
| German: Pazifiksegler | Hungarian: Japán sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic: Forksvölungur | Irish: |
| Italian: Rondone codaforcuta | Norwegian: Gaffelseiler |
| Polish: Jerzyk bialorzytny | Portuguese: Andorinhăo-de-cauda-forcada |
| Spanish: Vencejo asiático | Swedish: Orientseglare |
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