Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus (Latham, 1802) PACSW 7970
Family: Apodiformes > Apodidae

A large swift that migrates from eastern Asia to Australasia, this is understandably an extremely rare visitor to Britain. The handful of records have all come from the summer (May–July).

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
106 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
106 records

BTO RECORDS

106 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
106 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

This species is a rare vagrant and was recorded during Bird Atlas 2007–11 as shown on the map.

Pacific Swift breeding distribution 2008-11
Britain and Ireland Breeding Distribution 2008-2011.
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Occupied 10-km squares in UK

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Pacific Swift, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: falciot del Pacífic
Czech: rorýs východoasijský
Danish: Orient-sejler
Dutch: Siberische Gierzwaluw
Estonian: idapiiritaja e. ida-piirpääsuke
Finnish: aasiankiitäjä
French: Martinet de Sibérie
German: Pazifiksegler
Hungarian: keleti sarlósfecske
Icelandic: Forksvölungur
Italian: Rondone codaforcuta
Latvian: škeltastes svire
Lithuanian: rytinis ciurlys
Norwegian: Gaffelseiler
Polish: jerzyk bialorzytny
Portuguese: andorinhão-asiático
Slovak: dáždovník bielochrbtý
Slovenian: daljnovzhodni hudournik
Spanish: Vencejo del Pacífico
Swedish: orientseglare

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