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Pallid Swift![]() Size: 16-18 cm; wing span 39-44 cm |
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ADULT |
Sex unknown |
Near-frontal view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Rio Minho, Viana do Castelo, Costa Verde, Portugal, July 2020]
Near-frontal/ventral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
illuminated by mellow evening sunlight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2020]
Near-lateral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Sorraia River, Couco, Coruche, Santarem, Portugal, June 2020]
Near-lateral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Varzea Redonda, Alandroal, Portugal, June 2019]
Lateral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, August 2019]
Lateral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, July 2019]
Lateral/ventral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, July 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, July 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Pallid Swift in flight, wings up
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, July 2019]
Near-dorsal view of a Pallid Swift in flight, wings down
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Tejo estuary, Portugal, July 2019]
Close-up near-dorsal/ventral view of a Pallid Swift in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, June 2020]
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Communal | Mobility: Migratory | Elementary unit: Pair/flock |
Frontal/ventral view of a Pallid Swift in flight; swifts have weak legs
and spend most of their lives in the air - running repairs like a bit
of preening are all done on the wing; the important thing is not to
lose one's head...
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2020]
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Food, Diet |
Lateral view of a Pallid Swift in the process of catching an insect
in flight
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Mora, Evora, Portugal, May 2020]
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Call(s)/Song |
For this species we have recorded the following call(s)/song. The
interpretation of their meaning is our own;
comments and suggestions for improvement are welcome.
palswft_jp_20200604.m4a | (Portugal) | Contact calls (in-flight) | © JP |
More Pallid Swift sound recordings are available at
xeno-canto.org
.