Maps of the birds of the Western Palearctic Region

Swifts

APODIFORMES

Apodidae

Apus pacificus
Forest, open country, rocky regions and seacoasts, breeding in cliffs, caves and buildings.
From s Siberia and Kuril Is. s to Himalayas, e Burma, nw Thailand, c Vietnam, s China, Taiwan, n Philippines, Ryukyu and Izu is., and Japan.
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- pacificus Oceano Pacifico [Magellano 1520]
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Apus melba
Tachymarptis melba
Often placed in Apus. Open country, especially around cliffs, canyons
and mountains.
Lowlands and mts. in s Europe, Mediterranean region and n Africa e through Turkey, Near East, s Russia, Caucasus, Iran and Afghanistan to Pakistan and nw,sw India and Sri Lanka. Mainly in highlands in s Mali, Togo, Gabon, w,c Ethiopia, Eritrea, nw Somalia, sw Arabia, ne Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, w,c Kenya, n Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana and sw Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and S. Africa. Lowlands to 1300 m of Madagascar. Definite breeding records in Mali, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, Somalia, Zaire, Angola, Zimbabwe and S. Africa. May breed in Madagascar - no records.
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melba, antico nome tedesco indicante un Laridae
per il quale non si comprende la congiunzione

Apus caffer
Open country, towns, breeding in usurped mud nests of swallows.
S Spain and Morocco; from Senegambia and Mali e to Nigeria, s Chad, s,se Sudan, w,s Ethiopia and s Somalia s to s S. Africa (except most of forested w,c Africa and desert sw areas). Recorded in all subSaharan African countries except Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea.
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- caffer L.caffer [caffraria] (Sud Africa)

Apus affinis
Open country, especially towns, breeding on rock overhangs or buildings. From Morocco to Tunisia; from s Mauritania e through s Mali, s Niger, s Chad and s Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea and sw Arabia, and s to s S. Africa (recorded in all subSaharan African countries and breeding in most).
From se Turkey, Near East e through Iran and extreme s Russia
to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.
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affinis L. affinis (affine)

Cypsiurus parvus
Palm trees, open country, savanna, towns.
From s Mauritania, Senegambia, s Mali, sw Niger, Gulf of Guinea Is., n Nigeria, s Chad, s Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and sw Arabia s to n Namibia, n,e Botswana, Zimbabwe and e S. Africa. Lowlands to 1100 m of Madagascar and the Comoros.
Recorded in all subSaharan African countries except Djibouti.
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