Bird
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus · Apodidae · Apodiformes
Best monthsApr–Junmost records
Records211,393in 46 countries
Most seen inSpain83,973 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Pallid Swift in brief
The pallid swift (Apus pallidus) is a bird of the Apodidae family — species of bird.
Across the 46 countries we cover it has 211,393 published records, most of them from Spain, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in April, May and June and fall to their lowest in November and December.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Spain83,973 records · best Apr, May
Portugal47,042 records · best May, Aug
United Arab Emirates18,020 records · best Mar, Apr
France11,052 records · best Sep, May
Israel10,212 records · best Mar, Apr
Morocco8,671 records · best Mar, Apr
Greece6,626 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye3,958 records · best May, Sep
Italy3,909 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait3,593 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria2,130 records · best May, Jun
Croatia1,486 records · best Aug, Jul
Egypt1,268 records · best Apr, Mar
Saudi Arabia1,212 records · best Mar, Apr
Oman1,182 records · best Feb, Nov
Cyprus964 records · best Apr, May
Iran898 records · best Feb, Mar
Palestine720 records · best Mar, Apr
Algeria701 records · best Aug, May
Qatar699 records · best Mar, Feb
Jordan652 records · best Apr, Mar
Tunisia530 records · best Apr, May
Gambia487 records · best Nov, Dec
Bahrain217 records · best Mar, Apr
Switzerland158 records · best Jul, May
Malta139 records · best Apr, May
Albania120 records · best May, Jul
Monaco101 records · best Aug, Jul
Serbia100 records · best Sep, Oct
North Macedonia95 records · best May, Jun
Guinea-Bissau78 records · best Dec, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina55 records · best Jun, May
Vatican City54 records · best Jun, Jul
Mauritania54 records · best Mar, Dec
Montenegro51 records · best Jul, Jun
Iraq49 records · best May, Apr
Syria36 records · best Jun, Mar
Chad23 records · best Sep, Oct
Libya20 records · best May, Apr
Niger19 records · best Jul, Aug
Sudan12 records · best Feb, Mar
Togo9 records · best Mar, Nov
Lebanon8 records · best Apr, May
Andorra6 records · best Jun, Jul
San Marino3 records · best Jun, Jul
São Tomé and Príncipe1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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