Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Passerae > Superorder Apodimorphae > Order Apodiformes > Suborder Apodi > Superfamily Apodoidea > Family Apodidae > Genus Apus

Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

ApusScopoli, 1777accepted genus name

Species group names

Hirundo apus Linnaeus, 1758 objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Albanian: dejka sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.
 Bulgarian: Черен бързолет sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Danish: mursejler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Dutch: gierzwaluw sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 English: common swift; European swift; swift sources: Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 German: Mauersegler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Greek: Κοινή Σταχτάρα sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Hebrew: סיס חומות sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Lithuanian: čiurlys sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Bokmål: tårnseiler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Norwegian Nynorsk: tårnseglar sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Polish: jerzyk sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Romanian: Drepneaua mică sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Scottish Gaelic: gabhlán gaoithe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Slovenian: hudournik sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Spanish, Castillian: vencejo común sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Swedish: tornseglare sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Turkish: ebabil kusu; ebabil kuşu; karasagan; karasağan sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Ukrainian: Серпокрилець чорний sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points
 Welsh: gwennol ddu

Literature

basis of record

Fry, C. H.; Keith, S.; Urban, E. K. (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212734

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/ce66e64d-90c8-4d9b-818a-46b727cdf09c

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


not marine, not brackish, not fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

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Last modified

2011-04-08 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Peter Adriaens

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