Little Swift Apus affinis [JE Gray, 1830] |
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Order:
Apodiformes
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Family: Apodidae |
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BTO Codes:
, LITSW
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EURING No: 8000 | |
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Number in Britain:
0 records/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 6 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
12 cm
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Wingspan: 34 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.: affinis=related |
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World Distribution:
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Africa, se Asia |
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Habitat:
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Open country & towns |
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Diet:
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Small flying insects and spiders caught in flight |
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Records and Distribution |
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First Record:
Cornwall, 1981 (Cork, 1967)
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Total Number of Records (1950-2007):
21
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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:
Fife
(1985),
Shetland
(1997),
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North-east England:
Cleveland
(1998),
East Yorkshire
(1988),
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North-west England:
Lancashire
(1984),
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English Midlands:
Nottinghamshire
(2001),
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Eastern England:
Lincolnshire
(2002),
Norfolk
(2005),
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South-east England:
Hampshire
(2000),
Isle of Wight
(1997),
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South-west England:
Cornwall
(2004),
Devon
(1985),
Dorset
(1997),
Isles of Scilly
(2003),
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Wales:
Gwent
(2004),
Pembrokeshire
(1981),
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Information provided by BirdGuides and BBRC |
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Other Names |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: Gwennol Ddu Fach |
| Danish: Lille sejler | Dutch: Huisgierzwaluw |
| Finnish: Pikkukirskuja | French: Martinet ŕ croupion blanc |
| German: Haussegler | Hungarian: Kis sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic: Skíđsvölungur | Irish: Gabhlán Beag |
| Italian: Rondone indiano | Norwegian: Smĺseiler |
| Polish: Jerzyk maly | Portuguese: Andorinhăo-pequeno |
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Spanish:
Vencejo culiblanco
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Swedish: Stubbstjärtseglare |
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