Common Swift
Apus apus - Martinet noir
Description identification
Subspecific information 2 subspecies
- Apus apus apus (w Europe and n Africa to c Siberia)
- Apus apus pekinensis (n Iran to n China and Mongolia)
Foreign names
- Martinet noir,
- Vencejo Común,
- Andorinhão-preto-europeu,
- Mauersegler,
- Sarlósfecske,
- Gierzwaluw,
- Rondone eurasiatico,
- Tornseglare,
- Tårnseiler,
- dážďovník obyčajný,
- rorýs obecný,
- Mursejler,
- tervapääsky,
- Europese Windswael,
- falciot negre,
- Múrsvölungur,
- jerzyk (zwyczajny),
- svīre,
- hudournik,
- Чёрный стриж,
- ヨーロッパアマツバメ,
- 雨燕,
- 樓燕,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Savanna : Dry ; Shrubland : Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation ; Grassland : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded, Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg.
Sources of information
- Swifts, Phil Chantler
- Les passereaux d'Europe, tome 1, P. Géroudet, M. Cuisin
- HBW Alive,
- Avibase, Lepage Denis
- xeno-canto, Sharing bird sounds from around the world,
- IOC World Bird List (v9.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.
Other sources of interest

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