Alpine swift / Alpensegler (Tachymarptis melba)

Breite Flügel wie Mauer-segler, aber mit dem weissen Bauch - MerlinBirdID says alpine swift. 2025-04-28 07:43:21 Northern Lago Maggiore Canon EOS R7 200-800mm Shutter speed 9.625
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Observations

First documented observation: 2020-06-20 in Luppmen. Most recent observation: 2025-04-28 in Northern Lago Maggiore.

Description

Classification: Genus Tachymarptis (Tachymarptis); Subfamily Apodinae (Apodinae); Family Swifts (Apodidae)
General:The Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek takhus, "fast", and marptis, "seizer". The specific name melba comes from ‘melano-alba’ or ‘mel-alba’; Eigenhuis & Swaab (1992) posited that ‘melba’ might be a short form for ‘melano-alba’ or ‘mel-alba’ (Gr. melas, melanos = black; L. albus = white). Linnaeus certainly referred to these two colors in his diagnosis.^[2] [more]

Seasonal behavior

Presence: 04-01 - 09-25

Other Details

Habitats: Settlement

Vocalisation

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording.
Song attributes: Frequency:
Luppmen 2020-06-20 12:18:16 ♫ 2020-06-20 12:18:16 Source: BirdNet 20200620_121816 birdnet 688 - Alpine swift.mp3 Luppmen (song)