Swifts

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidus

The Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus) is a 42 g cliff and rock bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It migrates.

Family

Swifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

42 g

Habitat

Rock

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

37

Recorded in Spain, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, France, Israel, Morocco, Greece, Turkey, Italy, Kuwait, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Cyprus, Iran, Palestine, Algeria, Qatar, Jordan, United Kingdom, Tunisia, Denmark, Gambia, GI, Bahrain, Switzerland, Belgium, Senegal, Malta, Norway, Albania, MC, Serbia.

Where to see it: BenAhmed Forest Parc | غابة ابن أحمد (Morocco); Monaco · Le 'Rocher' (Monaco); Abdoun (Jordan); Abu Dhabi Golf and Equestrian Club (United Arab Emirates); Mushrif Palace Gardens (United Arab Emirates).

Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist