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Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus (Shelley, GE 1870)
The pallid swift is a small bird, superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since the swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Source: Wikipedia
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus pallidus
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus pallidus
Original description
Citation:
(Shelley, GE 1870)
Reference:
Ibis
Protonym:
Cypselus pallidus
Type locality:
Egypt.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16187384
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
332BC664DFABB965
Avibase ID:
avibase-332BC664
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/332BC664
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555008
Geographic range:
- Apus pallidus pallidus: Mauritania (Banc d'Arguin), Sahara hills and Egypt to Pakistan
- Apus pallidus brehmorum: Madeira, Canary Islands, s Europe to Turkey, coastal n Africa
- Apus pallidus illyricus: Dalmatian coast of Adriatic Sea; winters in Sahel
Source: Clements checklist
Pallid Swift
Catalan:
Falciot pàl·lid
Czech:
rorýs šedohnědý
Danish:
Gråsejler
German:
Fahlsegler
Spanish:
Vencejo Pálido
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo Pálido
Finnish:
vaaleakiitäjä
French:
Martinet pâle
Croatian:
Smeđa čiopa
Hungarian:
Halvány sarlósfecske
Icelandic:
Fölsvölungur
Italian:
Rondone pallido
Japanese (romaji):
usuamatsubame
Japanese:
ウスアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Blyškusis čiurlys
Dutch:
Vale Gierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråseglar
Norwegian:
Gråseiler
Polish:
jerzyk blady
Portuguese:
Andorinhão-pálido
Portuguese (Portugal):
Andorinhão-pálido
Russian:
Бледный стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník plavý
Serbian:
Siva čiopa
Swedish:
blek tornseglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець блідий
Chinese:
苍雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
淡色雨燕
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet pâle ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet pâle ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Oriental Bird Club: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Apus pallidus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus pallidus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus pallidus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Pallid Swift ( Apus pallidus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus pallidus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus pallidus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Bruinwindswael
Arabic: السمامة الباهتة, سمامة فاتحة
Asturian: Andarón Pálidu
Azerbaijani: Çöl uzunqanadı, Qonur uzunqanad
Belarusian: Бледны свіргуль
Bulgarian: Блед бързолет
Breton: Glaouer gell
Catalan: Falciot pàl·lid, Falciot pàŀlid, Falzia pàl·lida
Catalan (Balears): Falzia pàl·lida
Montenegrin: siva pištarka, сива пиштарка
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): сива пиштарка
Czech: Rorýs šedohnedý, rorýs šedohnědý
Welsh: Coblyn ddu welw, Gwennol ddu welw, Gwennol welw-ddu
Danish: Gråsejler
German: Fahlsegler
Greek: Στακτοπετροχελίδονο, Ωχρoσταχτάρα, Ωχροσταχτάρα
Greek (Cypriot): Στακτοπετροχελίδονο
English: Mouse-colored Swift, Mouse-coloured Swift, Nyanza Swift, Pale Brown Swift, Pallid Swift
English, HBW: Pallid Swift
English (IOC): Pallid Swift
English (United States): Pallid Swift
Esperanto: Pala apuso
Spanish: Vencejo Pálido
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo Pálido
Spanish (HBW): Vencejo pálido
Estonian: Randpiiritaja, randpiiritaja (rand-piirpääsuke), randpiiritaja e. rand-piirpääsuke, rand-piirpääsuke
Basque: Falciot pàl·lid, Sorbeltz arre, Sorbeltz arrea
Persian: بادخورک دودی
Finnish: Vaaleakiitäjä
French: Martinet pâle
Frisian: Feale toerswel
Irish: Gabhlán Bánlíoch, Gabhlán gaoithe mílítheach
Galician: Cirrio pálido, Falciot pàl·lid
Manx: Gollan glass-bane
Hebrew: חיור, סיס חוורוור, סיס חורור, סיס חיוור, סיס חיור
Croatian: Smeđa čiopa
Hungarian: Halvány sarlósfecske
Icelandic: Fölsvölungur
Italian: Rondone pallido
Japanese (romaji): uruamatsubame, usuamatsubame
Japanese: ウスアマツバメ, ウルアマツバメ
Georgian: მკრთალი ნამგალა
Scientific: Apus murinus, Apus pallidus, Apus pallidus pallidus, Cypselus murinus, Cypselus pallidus
Lithuanian: Blyškusis ciurlys, Blyškusis čiurlys
Latvian: bālā svīre
Macedonian: Кафеава пишталка, сива пиштарка
Maltese: Rundun Kanneli, Rundun Kannelli
Dutch: Vale Gierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråseglar
Norwegian: Gråseiler
Polish: jerzyk blady
Portuguese: andorinhão pálido, Andorinhão-pálido
Portuguese (Madeira): Andorinha-do-mar
Portuguese (Portugal): Andorinhão-pálido
Romansh: Randurel fustg
Rhaeto-Romance: Randurel fustg
Romanian: Drepnea palidă
Russian: Белопоясничный стриж, Бледный стриж, Паллидов стриж, Стриж Паллидов
Northern Sami: Čuvgesleahttospálfu
Slovak: dážďovník plavý
Slovenian: bledi hudournik, sivi hudournik
Albanian: Dejka e zbehte, Dejka e zbehtë, Dejka e zbetë
Serbian: blijeda ciopa, blijeda čiopa, Siva čiopa, Сива чиопа
Swedish: Blek tornseglare
Turkish: Boz Ebabil, Boz Sağan, Boz Saşan, Bozsağan, Külrengi Sağan
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець блідий
Kalmyk: цәәвр темән харада
Chinese: 苍雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 淡色雨燕
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