Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus - Martinet pâle

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Apodiformes

  • Family
    :

    Apodidés

  • Genus
    :

    Apus

  • Species
    :

    pallidus

Descriptor

Shelley, 1870

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 16 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 42 à 46 cm.
  • Weight
    : 36 à 50 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Martinet pâle
adult
Martinet pâle
adult

Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) is a species of bird in the Apodidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Apus pallidus pallidus (Mauritania through Egypt and the Middle East to Pakistan)
  • Apus pallidus brehmorum (Madeira and Canary Is., coastal n Africa, s Europe to Turkey)
  • Apus pallidus illyricus (nw coast of the Balkan Pen.)

Foreign names

  • Martinet pâle,
  • Vencejo pálido,
  • andorinhão-pálido,
  • Fahlsegler,
  • halvány sarlósfecske,
  • Vale Gierzwaluw,
  • Rondone pallido,
  • blek tornseglare,
  • Gråseiler,
  • dážďovník plavý,
  • rorýs šedohnědý,
  • Gråsejler,
  • vaaleakiitäjä,
  • Bruinwindswael,
  • falciot pàl·lid,
  • Fölsvölungur,
  • jerzyk blady,
  • bālā svīre,
  • bledi hudournik,
  • Бледный стриж,
  • ウスアマツバメ,
  • 苍雨燕,
  • 淡色雨燕,

Voice song and cries

Martinet pâle
adult

Habitat

Martinet pâle
adult

Savanna : Dry ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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