Pacific Swift

These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning without feet. They never settle voluntarily on the ground. Pacific Swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks.

The Pacific Swift is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Pacific Swift (Apus pacificus), or Fork-tailed Swift, is a small bird, superficially similar to a House Martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". They never settle voluntarily on the ground. More

The Pacific Swift has completed four offshore voyages, some of more than a year in duration. Her offshore travels have taken her to Australia and Europe, to remote communities on Easter and Pitcairn Island, and to many other far-flung ports of call. She has logged over 100,000 deep-sea miles. More

And in the late afternoon, a few Pacific Swifts were among the House Swifts and Swallows over the ponds near Mai Po Nature Reserve.. Apus pacificus There is some debate in birding circles here about how the Pacific Swifts in HK might be either the south China race "kanoi", or the nominate race, "pacificus" . If "kanoi" are confusable with House Swifts - well, these were MUCH bigger and should be the nominate "pacificus". More

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Pacific Swifts are similar in size to Common Swift, and they are black except for a white rump. They can be distinguished from a partially leucistic Common Swift by the deeper tail fork, longer wings, bigger head and larger white throat patch. References - 1. ^ BirdLife International (2004). Apus pacificus. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Pacific Swift is classed as Mega: species which have not yet occurred in the British Isles or are exceedingly rare, or are otherwise highly desirable. More

proven vagrancy of the region's Pacific Swift Apus pacificus on several occasions to Europe! The lack of confirmed records, however, belies its likely status here. There have already been several recent observations of suspected Common Swift in South Korea - mostly in late autumn along the south coast, with for example the first noted on Gageo Island on October 1st, 2001 (NM); a second in Busan on November 12th, 2002 (NM); and 3 together also on Gageo Island, on October 7th, 2003 (Mathias Ritschard et al, in lit.). More

Sailing Yacht PACIFIC SWIFT is a good sized superyacht. She could be considered a classic twin masted brig. Luxury yacht PACIFIC SWIFT is a good looking yacht that can sleep up to 13 people on board and has around 5 crew members. The Construction & Designing for Luxury Yacht PACIFIC SWIFT Created at Blue Trend Yachts the vessel was completed in the recognised yachting country Norway. She was successfully launched in Alesund in 1904 before being delivered to the owner. More

Pacific Swift or an albino Common Swift Alula Author Jorma Tenovuo Language English Magazine Alula, vol. 9, no. More

British Columbia, the Pacific Swift has sailed over 100,000 deep-sea miles on training voyages for young trainees. Her offshore travels have taken her to Australia and Europe, to remote communities on Easter and Pitcairn Islands, and to many other unusual and far-flung ports of call. When not offshore, she provides 5-10 day sail training programs for young people (and day sails for S.A.L.T.S. members) along the coast of British Columbia. Take a virtual tour. More

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