The alpine swift formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalaya. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the southern European population winters further south in southern Africa. They have very short legs which are used for clinging to vertical surfaces. Like most swifts, they never settle voluntarily on the ground, spending most of their lives in the air living on the insects they catch in their beaks. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.192
Protonym:
Hirundo Melba
Type locality:
Gibraltar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/212/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
FA1CAD2906F7C845
Avibase ID:
avibase-FA1CAD29
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FA1CAD29
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555003
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet à ventre blanc ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Martinet à ventre blanc ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Alpine Swift ( Apus melba) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Apus melba [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus melba [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus melba [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Alpine Swift ( Tachymarptis melba) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachymarptis melba [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Tachymarptis melba [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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