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Common Swift
Apus apus
(A. a. apus)
| Armenian Name: | Սև մանգաղաթև |
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See Plate 36 for Common Swift and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Breeding bird |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 16-17 cm, Wing Span:42-48 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 189. |
| Description: | Blackish-brown overall with whitish chin and throat, dark belly, and slightly paler flight feathers. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Alpine Swift by smaller size, slimmer more pointed wings, and dark belly. |
| Behavior: | Spends almost all of life in flight; fast, shallow wingbeats with frequent long glides. Flocks fly along cliff faces or sides of tall buildings giving screaming calls. |
| Habitat: | Sheer cliffs, river gorges, cities. |
| Food: | Airborne invertebrates. |
| Nest: | Cup of plant material glued to crevice of cliff or building with saliva. |
| Eggs: | 25 mm, 2-4, white. |
