Maps of the birds of the Western Palearctic Region

Swifts

APODIFORMES

Apodidae

Hirundapus caudacutus
Forest and open country, breeding in cliffs and hollow trees.
In s Siberia, Sakhalin and Kuril is., ne China, n Pakistan, n India, s China and Taiwan.
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-Hirundapus Genus Hirundapus (Rondone)
-caudacutus L. cauda+acutus (coda aguzza)

Chaetura pelagica
Open country, woodland, towns.
E of Rocky Mts. from ec Saskatchewan and s Manitoba e across s Canada to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, and s to e New Mexico, sc,
s Texas, Gulf coast and sc Florida; sporadic breeding in s Calif., possibly Arizona.

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-Chaetura Gr. khaite + oura (coda con lunghe spine)
-pelagica L. pelagicus (marino)

-errore di stampa, corretto: L.Pelasgica [Pelasgi antica nomade
tribù greca] riferito alla specie per l'abitudine migratoria .

Apus alexandri
Open country, breeding on cliffs.
Cape Verde Is.
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Apus L.apus, Gr. apous [a -pous] (privo di zampe)

alexandri capitano Boyd Alexander (1873-1910), ornitologo
ed esploratore inglese .

Apus unicolor
Open country, breeding in cliffs or caves. In Madeira, Salvage and w Canary is.
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-unicolor L. unicolor (un colore, uniforme)

Apus apus
Open country and towns, breedings in cliffs, caves and buildings.
From British Isles and n Scandinavia e across nw,c Russia to sw Siberia, Mongolia and n China, and s to nw Africa, Mediterranean region, Turkey, Near East, Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan, n Pakistan and n India.
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-apus L. apus (privo di zampe)

Apus pallidus
Open country and towns, breedings in cliffs, caves and buildings.
In e Atlantic is., coastal areas of Mediterranean region, n Africa, Mauritania, Niger, Chad, Turkey, Near East, Arabia, Iraq and s Iran.
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