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<p> <em>Apus pallidus</em> (Shelley, 1855)</p>

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  • Pallid Swift

  • Apus pallidus (Shelley, 1855)

  • Apodidae

  • The pallid swift is a bird with an aerodynamic body, long and round, with long and pointy wings and a bifurcated tail, which make him an excellent flyer. It exhibits a brown colouration, while its forehead and posterior part of the wings are usually a bit more pale, which explains its name, a white spot on its throat and a dark spot in the ocular region. It can grow to be 18 cm long and have 44 cm span.

  • Peneda-Gerês National Park

    Alvão Nature Park

    Douro Internacional Nature Park

    Serra da Estrela Nature Park

    Arrábida Nature Park

    Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina Nature Park

    Ria Formosa Nature Park

    Sapal de C. Marim e V. R. Sto. António Nature Reserve

  • Algarve

    Centro

    Norte

    Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

  • Least Concern

  • The pallid swift nests in cliffs, urban buildings and scarped mountainous areas.

  • Spring and Summer

  • The pallid swift feeds mainly on medium sized flying insects which it captures during flight.

  • There is no estimate for the Portuguese population of this species.