Fork-tailed Swift
Photo: Stuart Price from Hakodate, Japan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swifts

Fork-tailed Swift

Apus pacificus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Swifts (Apodidae)
Order
Apodiformes

Overview

The Pacific swift (Apus pacificus) is a species of bird that is part of the Swift family. It breeds in eastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, spending the northern hemisphere's winter in Southeast Asia and Australia. The general shape and blackish plumage recall its relative, the common swift, from which it is distinguished by a white rump band and heavily marked underparts.

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Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.