The Pacific swift is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia. The general shape and blackish plumage recall its relative, the common swift, from which it is distinguished by a white rump band and heavily marked underparts. The sexes are identical in appearance, although young birds can be identified by pale fringes to the wing feathers that are absent in adults. This swift's main call is a screech typical of its family. It is one of a group of closely related Asian swifts formerly regarded as one species. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Latham, J 1801)
Reference:
Suppl. Indicis Orn.
Protonym:
Hirundo pacifica
Type locality:
New Holland = New South Wales apud Mathews
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/313412#page/64/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
68E950E5CA07E621
Avibase ID:
avibase-68E950E5
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/68E950E5
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178008
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Micropus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): White-rumped Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Pacific, Salim Ali's, Blyth's or Cook's Swift ( Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, cooki]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet de Sibérie ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet de Sibérie ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 1st edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 3rd edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 4th edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.50: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 1.54: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 1.55: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2015: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2016: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2017: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2018: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2019: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2021: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2022: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2023: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
eBird version 2024: fork-tailed swift sp. ( Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Fork-tailed or Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Pacific Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Oriental Bird Club: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Apus pacificus [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus pacificus [version 2] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus pacificus [version 2] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Fork-tailed Swift ( Apus pacificus) [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus pacificus [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus pacificus [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Apus [pacificus, salimalii, leuconyx, acuticauda or cooki]
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