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Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus(Latham, 1801)
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia. The general shape and blackish plumage recall its relative, the common swift, from which it is distinguished by a white rump band and heavily marked underparts. The sexes are identical in appearance, although young birds can be identified by pale fringes to the wing feathers that are absent in adults. This swift's main call is a screech typical of its family. It is one of a group of closely related Asian swifts formerly regarded as one species.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Central Siberia and Mongolia through Kamchatka (south-east Russia) and Japan
- Non-breeding range
- OR, AU
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
- Jan
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
4 photos
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