Alpine swift (redirect from Tachymarptis melba)
The alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba, formerly Apus melba) is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe, and Asia. They breed in mountains from...
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Tachymarptis is a genus of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It contains the Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) of Eurasia and Africa and the mottled...
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palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) Genus Tachymarptis Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) Mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) Genus Apus Cape Verde swift...
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ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (A) Common swift, Apus apus Little...
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Avian prey ranging in size from 102.6 g (3.62 oz) alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) to 7.26 kg (16.0 lb) adult male Denham's bustards (Neotis denhami)...
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swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (Linnaeus, 1758) Common swift, Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758) Pallid swift...
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boomerang. White-throated needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Pacific swift, Apus pacificus Order:...
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Aerodramus fuciphagus Germain's swiftlet, Aerodramus germani Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (A) Common swift, Apus apus Pacific swift, Apus pacificus Salim Ali's...
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Himalayan swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris Least concern (A) Alpine swift Tachymarptis melba Least concern Common swift Apus apus Least concern (A) Pallid swift...
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Hirundapus giganteus Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift Tachymarptis melba Common swift Apus apus Pallid swift Apus pallidus (V) Pacific swift...
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Hirundapus giganteus Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Blyth's swift, Apus leuconyx Little swift...
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species, such as the Pallid swift (Apus pallidus) and the Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba), presented in the Cambridge 2014 conference. The first conference...
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giganteus – R Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis – R Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba – r Common swift, Apus apus – W Pallid swift, Apus pallidus – r Pacific...
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caudacutus Himalayan swiftlet, Aerodramus brevirostris Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Pallid swift, Apus pallidus Blyth's swift...
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Hirundapus giganteus Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Blyth's swift, Apus leuconyx Little swift...
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White-throated needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus (A) Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (A) Common swift, Apus apus Pallid swift, Apus pallidus (A) Pacific...
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African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Mottled swift, Tachymarptis aequatorialis Common swift, Apus apus Pallid swift,...
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Subspecies: C. g. gracilis, C. g. griveaudi Genus Tachymarptis Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) Subspecies: T. m. melba, T. m. tuneti, T. m. archeri, T. m. maximus...
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Mottled swift (redirect from Tachymarptis aequatorialis)
mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is one of two species in the genus Tachymarptis together with...
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Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica Gabhlán simléir A R Alpine swift Tachymarptis melba Gabhlán alpach A Common swift Apus apus Gabhlán gaoithe A Pallid swift...
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swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Pallid swift, Apus pallidus Little swift,...
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swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (A) Common swift, Apus apus Pallid swift, Apus pallidus Pacific swift...
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(Cuculus canorus) Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) Common swift (Apus apus) Pacific swift (Apus pacificus) House swift...
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Hirundapus giganteus Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Blyth's swift, Apus leuconyx Little swift...
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Status in the country Global status Trend Notes Image Alpine swift Tachymarptis melba R Least concern vagrant with 4 records Common swift Apus apus N Least...
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giganteus (rare) Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Blyth's swift, Apus leuconyx (Mainly Bandipur NP, records in Bangalore...
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Zoonavena sylvatica Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Blyth's swift, Apus leuconyx Little swift, Apus affinis House swift...
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Hirundapus giganteus Asian palm swift, Cypsiurus balasiensis Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba Common swift, Apus apus Blyth's swift, Apus leuconyx Little swift...
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discovered when ornithologist John Whitehead went to observe alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) on June 13, 1883. Whitehead, who had spent much of the previous years...
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Apus barbatus (African black swift) Apus caffer (white-rumped swift) Tachymarptis melba (Alpine swift) Ardeidae Ardea cinerea (grey heron) Ardea melanocephala...
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