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Little Swift

Apus affinis

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Apodidae

The little swift (Apus affinis) is a small species of swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe. They are found both in urban areas and at rocky cliffs where they build nests in a way typical of all members of the order Apodiformes. The genus name Apus is Latin for a swift, thought by the ancients to be a type of swallow without feet (from Ancient Greek α, a, "without", and πούς, pous, "foot").

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 2,538Netherlands · 164Belgium · 26France · 7Italy · 1United Kingdom · 1