Plain Swift Apus unicolor Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (37)
- Monotypic
Ernest Garcia, Philip Chantler, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.1 — Published January 31, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Andarón unicolor |
| Basque | Sorbeltz kolorebakarra |
| Bulgarian | Едноцветен бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot unicolor |
| Croatian | kanarska čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs jednobarvý |
| Danish | Ensfarvet Sejler |
| Dutch | Madeiragierzwaluw |
| English | Plain Swift |
| English (United States) | Plain Swift |
| Estonian | saarepiiritaja |
| Finnish | madeirankiitäjä |
| French | Martinet unicolore |
| French (Canada) | Martinet unicolore |
| Galician | Cirrio unicolor |
| German | Einfarbsegler |
| Greek | Σταχτάρα των Καναρίων |
| Hebrew | סיס קנרי |
| Hungarian | Egyszínű sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Niðsvölungur |
| Japanese | ハイイロアマツバメ |
| Latvian | Vienmuļā svīre |
| Lithuanian | Vienspalvis čiurlys |
| Norwegian | kanariseiler |
| Polish | jerzyk jednobarwny |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-da-serra |
| Portuguese (RAM) | Andorinha-da-serra |
| Romanian | Drepnea brună |
| Russian | Одноцветный стриж |
| Serbian | Kanarska čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník morský |
| Slovenian | Enobarvni hudournik |
| Spanish | Vencejo Unicolor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo unicolor |
| Swedish | enfärgad seglare |
| Turkish | Kara Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець канарський |
Revision Notes
Ernest Garcia revised the Identification, Distribution, Habitat, Movements and Migration, Diet and Foraging, and Breeding pages.
Apus unicolor (Jardine, 1830)
PROTONYM:
Cypselus unicolor
Jardine, 1830. The Edinburgh Journal of Natural and Geographical Science 1 no.4, p.242 pl.6.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madeira.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- APUS
- apus
- unicolor
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Plain Swift
Map last updated 07 March 2025.
