House swift
| House swift | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. nipalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
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The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia. It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of their brain in-flight. In May 2012, one was discovered in Ladner, British Columbia, the first known sighting in North America.[2]
It was formerly considered a subspecies of the little swift.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apus nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686861A93129265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686861A93129265.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Tiny house swift flies for months across the Pacific Ocean | CBC News".
External links[]
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Apus (genus)
- Birds of Nepal
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of South China
- Birds of Taiwan
- Birds of Korea
- Birds of Japan
- Birds of Southeast Asia
- Birds described in 1837
- Apodiformes stubs