Pacific Swift / Apus pacificus LC
- Synonyms Fork-tailed swift, Larger white-rumped swift, Large white-rumped swift, Northern white-rumped swift
- Old latin name for bird Micropus colcloughi, Hirundo pacifica
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Where to see Pacific Swift
- Breeding region Eurasia
- Breeding subregion c Siberia and Mongolia through Kamchatka (se Russia) and Japan
- Non breeding region OR, AU
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Denmark
- Germany
- Guam
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norfolk Island
- North Korea
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oman
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Russia
- Seychelles
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sweden
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
Pacific Swift subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apus pacificus kanoi | se Tibet to e China, Taiwan and far n Philippines | to Malaysia, Indonesian Arch. and Philippines | No |
| Apus pacificus pacificus | Siberia to Kamchatka (e Russia), n China and Japan to Amami Is. (s Japan) | to Indonesian Arch., New Guinea, Australia and Melanesia | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Mikstertwindswael |
| Azerbaijani | ağqurşaq uzunqanad |
| Bengali | হচযামরজ ফাতাচ, চেরালেজ বাতাসি |
| Breton | Glaouer-Siberia |
| Bulgarian | Сибирски бързолет, Белопоясен бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot del Pacífic |
| Chinese | 白腰雨燕, 雨燕, 白尾根麻燕, 白尾根雨燕, 野燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 白尾根雨燕, 野燕, 叉尾雨燕, 白尾根麻燕, 雨燕, 叉尾雨燕〔白腰雨燕〕, 白腰雨燕 |
| Chuvash | шур пилĕклĕ вĕршĕн |
| Croatian | bjelopjegava čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs východoasijský, Rorýs pacifický |
| Danish | Orient-sejler, Orientsejler |
| Dutch | Siberische Gierzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Pacifika apuso, pacifika apodo, Forkvosta apuso |
| Estonian | Idapiiritaja, idapiiritaja e. ida-piirpääsuke |
| Finnish | aasiankiitäjä |
| French | Martinet de Sibérie (pacificus), Martinet de Sibérie |
| Frisian | Sibearyske toerswel |
| Galician | Cirrio do Pacífico, Cirrio cafre |
| German | Pazifiksegler |
| Greek | Σταχτάρα τoυ Ειρηvικoύ, Σταχτάρα του Ειρηνικού |
| Hebrew | סיס צר־שת, סיס פסיפי |
| Hungarian | keleti sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Forksvölungur |
| Indonesian | Burung Kapinis Laut, Kapinis laut |
| Irish | Gabhlán gaoithe ciúinmhuirí |
| Italian | Rondone codaforcuta |
| Japanese | アマツバメ |
| Kazakh | ақбел шулығаш, Ақбел сұрқарлығаш |
| Korean | 칼새 |
| Latvian | 칼새, šķeltastes svīre |
| Lithuanian | rytinis čiurlys |
| Macedonian | šķeltastes svīre, Пацифичка пиштарка |
| Malay | Burung Layang-layang Timur, Burung Layang-layang Ekor Cabang |
| Manx | Gollan y Cheayn Sheealtagh |
| Mongolian | Алаг морин хараацай, ойн ураацай, согсор ураацай, Хондлойцагаан ураацай, Хондлой цагаан ураацай, Морин ураацай, ойн моринураацай |
| Nepali | पुच्छरकापे गाÄथली |
| Northern Sami | Spálfocihran |
| Norwegian | gaffelseiler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gaffelseglar |
| Persian | Spálfocihran |
| Polish | jerzyk białorzytny |
| Portuguese | andorinhão-asiático |
| Romanian | Drepnea de Pacific |
| Russian | Белопоясный стриж, Белопоясничный стриж, Стриж белопоясный |
| Serbian | Pacifička čiopa, Tihookeanska čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník bielochrbtý |
| Slovenian | daljnovzhodni hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo del Pacífico |
| Swedish | orientseglare |
| Tatar | ак билле керәшә |
| Thai | นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวแถบกว้าง, นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวหางแฉก, daljnovzhodni hudournik |
| Turkish | Ақбел сұрқарлығаш, Pasifik Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | серпокрилець сибірський |
| Uzbek | оқбел узунқанот |
| Vietnamese | Yến hông trắng, Chim Yến hông trắng |
| Welsh | Coblyn y Môr Tawel |

























