Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Apodiformes > Family Apodidae > Genus Apus

Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Hirundo

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Apus*		accepted 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.

Bokmål (Norwegian): tårnseiler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

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., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.;PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Common Swift; Swift sources: Charles Hussey

Gaelic: gabhlán gaoithe sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Galician: Gabhlán gaoithe

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

Irish: Gabhlán gaoithe sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Israel (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: tårnseiler sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: tårnseiler sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 192

Norwegian Nynorsk: tårnseglar sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 192

Nynorsk (Norwegian): 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: 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., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (169 publications)
Barcode of Life (9 barcodes)
GenBank (75 nucleotides; 79 proteins)
GBIF
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212734

Drs Cees Roselaar. Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=97070