Common Swift

Apus apus

Order

APODIFORMES

Family

Swifts (Apodidae)

Code 4

COSW

Code 6

APUAPU

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: All-purpose
Eye Color: Black
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Brown-black
Forehead Color: Brown-black
Nape Color: Brown-black
Throat Color: White
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 15-18 cm (6-7 in)
Weight: 37 g (1.3 oz)
Size: 2. Small (5 - 9 in)
Color Primary: Brown
Underparts: Brown-black
Upperparts: Brown-black
Back Pattern: Solid
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Solid

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Frantic beats of the wings followed by glides against the wind
Wingspan Range: 41-48 cm (16-19 in)
Wing Shape: Pointed-Wings
Tail Shape: Forked Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Brown-black
Under Tail: Brown-black
Leg Color: Gray

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