Apodiformes · Apodidae
Common swift
Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)
A sickle silhouette screaming over rooftops in spring; almost all its life is spent in the air.
Data
- Length
- 16–17 cm
- Wingspan
- 42–48 cm
- Weight
- 35–50 g
- Global IUCN
- Least concern (LC)
- Protection in Spain
- Special protection
Approximate measurements.
Curiosity
It can spend over ten months without landing, feeding and sleeping on the wing.
Records by month
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336,583 records in Spain
Where it has been recorded
Communities with enough GBIF records: these show observations, not breeding ranges.
CataloniaCastile and LeónAndalusiaCommunity of MadridValencian CommunityExtremaduraAragonCastilla-La ManchaGaliciaNavarreBalearic IslandsBasque CountryRegion of MurciaAsturiasCantabriaLa RiojaCanary IslandsCeutaMelilla