Pallid Swift

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The Pallid Swift breeds in the countries around the Mediterranean and flies back across the Sahara to the southern part of Africa in the fall. In Europe you will hardly see this lightbrown swift.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apus_pallidus

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/1048571/maps

Scientific name:

Apus pallidus

Presence in western Europe:

Extremely rare

More information

Size:

Sparrow

Birdtype:

songbirds

Main colour:

Black,

Light brown,

Dark brown

Beak colour:

Grey

Beak shape:

Thin and short

Crown colour:

Light brown

Breast colour:

Light brown

Belly colour:

Light brown,

Dark brown

Throat colour:

White

Rump colour:

Light brown

Upperwing colour:

Light brown,

Dark brown

Underwing colour:

Brown

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Grey

Leg shape:

Songbird

Tail colour:

Light brown

Tail shape:

Forked