• 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

Pacific Swiftbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 2.
    Call, © Maurizio Azzolini
    Italy
  • 3.
    Alarm call, call, © Rafael Suleimanov
    Russian Federation
  • 4.
    Parades en vol, song, © Fernand DEROUSSEN
    Russian Federation
  • 5.
    Call, © Greg McLachlan
    Australia
  • 6.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 7.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Japan
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Espen Quinto-Ashman
    Mongolia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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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

Pacific Swift subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Apus pacificus kanoise Tibet to e China, Taiwan and far n Philippinesto Malaysia, Indonesian Arch. and PhilippinesNo
Apus pacificus pacificusSiberia to Kamchatka (e Russia), n China and Japan to Amami Is. (s Japan)to Indonesian Arch., New Guinea, Australia and MelanesiaNo

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansMikstertwindswael
Azerbaijaniağqurşaq uzunqanad
Bengaliহচযামরজ ফাতাচ঳, চেরালেজ বাতাসি
BretonGlaouer-Siberia
BulgarianСибирски бързолет, Белопоясен бързолет
Catalanfalciot 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
Chuvashшур пилĕклĕ вĕршĕн
Croatianbjelopjegava čiopa
Czechrorýs východoasijský, Rorýs pacifický
DanishOrient-sejler, Orientsejler
DutchSiberische Gierzwaluw
EsperantoPacifika apuso, pacifika apodo, Forkvosta apuso
EstonianIdapiiritaja, idapiiritaja e. ida-piirpääsuke
Finnishaasiankiitäjä
FrenchMartinet de Sibérie (pacificus), Martinet de Sibérie
FrisianSibearyske toerswel
GalicianCirrio do Pacífico, Cirrio cafre
GermanPazifiksegler
GreekΣταχτάρα τoυ Ειρηvικoύ, Σταχτάρα του Ειρηνικού
Hebrewסיס צר־שת, סיס פסיפי
Hungariankeleti sarlósfecske
IcelandicForksvölungur
IndonesianBurung Kapinis Laut, Kapinis laut
IrishGabhlán gaoithe ciúinmhuirí
ItalianRondone codaforcuta
Japaneseアマツバメ
Kazakhақбел шулығаш, Ақбел сұрқарлығаш
Korean칼새
Latvian칼새, šķeltastes svīre
Lithuanianrytinis čiurlys
Macedonianšķeltastes svīre, Пацифичка пиштарка
MalayBurung Layang-layang Timur, Burung Layang-layang Ekor Cabang
ManxGollan y Cheayn Sheealtagh
MongolianАлаг морин хараацай, ойн ураацай, согсор ураацай, Хондлойцагаан ураацай, Хондлой цагаан ураацай, Морин ураацай, ойн моринураацай
Nepaliपुच्छरकापे गाÄथली
Northern SamiSpálfocihran
Norwegiangaffelseiler
Norwegian NynorskGaffelseglar
PersianSpálfocihran
Polishjerzyk białorzytny
Portugueseandorinhão-asiático
RomanianDrepnea de Pacific
RussianБелопоясный стриж, Белопоясничный стриж, Стриж белопоясный
SerbianPacifička čiopa, Tihookeanska čiopa
Slovakdážďovník bielochrbtý
Sloveniandaljnovzhodni hudournik
SpanishVencejo del Pacífico
Swedishorientseglare
Tatarак билле керәшә
Thaiนกแอ่นตะโพกขาวแถบกว้าง, นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวหางแฉก, daljnovzhodni hudournik
TurkishАқбел сұрқарлығаш, Pasifik Ebabili
Ukrainianсерпокрилець сибірський
Uzbekоқбел узунқанот
VietnameseYến hông trắng, Chim Yến hông trắng
WelshCoblyn y Môr Tawel