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Common Swift / Apus apus

Common Swift bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsEuropean Swift, Northern Swift, Swift, Eurasian Swift
Old latin name for birdHirundo apus
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusApus
Breeding regionEurasia
Breeding subregionwidespread
Non breeding regions AF

Common Swift bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, flight call, © Thomas Lüthi
    Switzerland
  • 2.
    Song, © Roby
    Switzerland
  • 3.
    Call, © Antonio Xeira
    Germany
  • 4.
    Song, © Roby
    Switzerland
  • 5.
    Call, © Antonio Xeira
    Germany
  • 6.
    Call, © Dimitri
    Italy
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 8.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Manuel Grosselet
    France
  • 10.
    Call, © Frank A. Roos
    Netherlands
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Bates's Swift
Fernando Po Swift
Horus Swift
House Swift
Cape Verde Swift
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Pallid Swift
Salim Ali's Swift
African Black Swift
All related species (19)

Where to see Common Swift

Common Swift subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Apus apus apusw Europe and n Africa to c Siberia-No
Apus apus pekinensisn Iran to n China and Mongolias AFNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AbkhazianаУахәамаүыс, аБахәжәүыс, аУахәамаүарақәа, аБаашжәүарақәа, аУахәамажәүарақәа, аУахәамажәүыс, аБахәжәүарақәа, аБаашжәүыс, аБаашүарақәа
AfrikaansEuropese Windswael
AlbanianDejka
Arabicالسمامة رقيعي، خطاف, سمامة شائعة, السمّامة, السمامة
Armenian[Sev Mangaghatev ], Սև Մանգաղա և, Սև Մանգաղաթև
Azerbaijaniqara oraqqanad, Qara uzunqanad
Bashkirҡара ҡарлуғасы
BasqueFalciot negre, Sorbeltz arrunt, Sorbeltz arrunta
BelarusianЧорны свiргуль, Чорны свіргуль, Свіргуль чорны
Bengali঩াচত ফাতাচ঳
BretonGlaouaer, Gwennili zu, Glaouer du, Morian, Ar glaouer du
BulgarianЧерен бързолет
Catalanfalciot negre, Saboc, Falzia
Chinese[ye-yan], [Ouzhou yu-yan], [putong lou-yan], 雨燕, 普通雨燕, [Beijing yu-yan], 野燕, 楼燕, [lou-yan], 褐雨燕, 欧洲雨燕, 北京雨燕, 樓燕, [yu-yan], 普通楼燕, [he yu-yan]
Chinese (Traditional)普通楼燕, 雨燕, 楼燕, 樓燕
Chuvashшатра чĕкеç, вĕршĕн, хура вĕршĕн, çыр чĕкеçĕ, шуркут, шур кут, çĕр чĕкеçĕ
CornishGwennol dhu
CroatianCiopa, crna čiopa, Čiopa
Czechrorýs obecný
DanishMursejler
DutchGierzwaluw
Esperantoapuso, Ordinara apuso, Nigra apuso
Estonianpiirpääsuke, Piiritaja, piiritaja e. piirpääsuke, piiritaja (piirpääsuke)
FaroeseSvala, Feigdarsveimari
FinnishTervakirskuja, tervapääsky
FrenchMartinet noir, Martinet noir d'Europe
FrisianToerswel
GalicianNoitebra, Falciot negre, cirrio común, Cirrio
Georgianნამგალა
GermanMauersegler, Meuersegler
GreekΠετροχελίδονο, Σταχτάρα, (Κοινή) Σταχτάρα
Hebrewסיס חומות
Hungariansarlósfecske
IcelandicMúrsvölungur
IrishGabhlán Gaoithe
ItalianRondone, Rondone comune, Rondone eurasiatico
Japaneseヨーロッパアマツバメ, ヨアロッパアマツバメ
Kazakhқара сұр қарлығаш, қара ұзынқанат, қара шулығаш, Ешкіемер, Қара сұрқарлығаш
Korean서양칼새 / 검은등칼새, 검은등칼새
Latviansvīre, Bezdelīga, Melnā svīre
LithuanianSpāris, Čiurlys, Juodasis ciurlys, Svirulys, Štaras, juodasis čiurlys
LuxembourgishLeeëndecker
Macedonianобична пиштарка, Мала (Обична) пишталка
Malayalamമലങ്കൂളൻ
Malteserunduni, Rundun
ManxGollan ny Greg, Gollan mooar
Mongolianсэрээн сүүлт ураацай, номхон далайн ураацай, Хурын ураацай, алаг морин хараацай, хондлойцагаан ураацай, морин хараацай, морин ураацай
Nepaliखैरो गाÄथली
Northern SamiNáhkkesoadjá, Leahttospálfu
NorwegianFjellsulu, Tårnseiler, Tårnsvale, Kjærksolo, tårnseiler
Norwegian NynorskTårnseglar
Persianبادخورک معمولی (سیاه), بادخورک معمولی
Polishjerzyk, jerzyk (zwyczajny), Jerzyk zwyczajny, Lelek egipski
Portugueseandorinhão preto, Bacurau, andorinhão-preto, Andorinhão-preto-europeu
RomanianDrepnea neagră
RomanshRandurel pitschen
RussianСтриж, Стриж черный, Chyorny Strizh, Черный стриж, Стриж обыкновенный, Чёрный стриж
SerbianЧиопа, pištara, crna ciopa, Пиштара, crna ciopa (pištara), Crna čiopa
Slovakdážďovník tmavý, dážďovník obyčajný
Slovenianhudournik, crni hudournik
SpanishVencejo Comun, Vencejo común
SwahiliTeleka wa Ulaya
SwedishTornsvala, tornseglare
Tajikдосак, абобил
Tatarяр карлыгачы, керәшәләр, керәшәсе, керәшә, аеры койрук
Thaiนกแอ่นพันธุ์ยูเรเชีย
TsongaNkonjana
TswanaPêolwane
TurkishKarasağan, Siyah Sağan, Ebabil, Қара сұрқарлығаш
Turkmengara atgarlawaç
UkrainianЧорний стриж, Серпокрилець чорний , Чорний серпокрилець, серпокрилець чорний
Uzbekқора узунқанот, қора жарқалдирғоч
WelshAsgell hir, Aderyn yr eglys, Sgilpen, Deryn du'r llan, Aderyn du'r llan, Gwennol ddu, Y biwita, Marthin ddu, Y folwen, Gwrach yr ellyll, Asgell-hir
XhosaIhlabankomo
ZuluiJankomo