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Apus apus · Family Apodidae

Apus apus

Family Apodidae

Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae
GBIF occurrence records
3,095,530
Countries and territories with records
159
Common Swift
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About this species

This species has 3,095,530 occurrence records from 159 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Sweden (15.6%), the United Kingdom (14.3%), Spain (11.2%), France (10.4%) and the Netherlands (9.8%); together they account for 61.3% of the total. In Sweden, this species accounts for 0.47% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Apus apus combines the genus name Apus with the species epithet apus. The Warbla app catalog lists 19 species of the genus Apus; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Apus affinis, Apus nipalensis and Apus pallidus.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 96 species of the family Apodidae. This species ranks 2nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Chaetura pelagica. Its record count is 25 times the family average (123,580). The family Apodidae belongs to the order Apodiformes, which has 452 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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