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- Plain_Swift abstract "The Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.Swifts have very short legs that they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. They never settle voluntarily on the ground, and spend most of their lives in the air, feeding on insects that they catch in their beaks. They drink on the wing.Plain Swifts breed in colonies on cliffs, bridges and buildings on the Canary Islands and Madeira, laying two eggs in a saucer-shaped nest made of floerheads glued with saliva. They are partially migratory, with some birds leaving to winter in northwest Africa.This 14–15 cm long species is very similar to the closely related Common and Pallid Swifts, which also occur in the archipelagos, and separation is only possible with good views. Like its relatives, it has a short forked tail and very long swept-back wings that resemble a crescent or a boomerang.It is entirely dark except for an indistinct pale throat patch. It is slimmer and more rakish than the Pallid Swift, and is darker than that species and lacks the obvious white throat.Distinguishing the Plain Swift from the similarly plumaged Common Swift is much more difficult, although juvenile Common can be easily eliminated due to its white throat. The Plain is slimmer and appears longer winged than the Common, and has scaly underparts, difficult to see except with excellent views. The call is a loud dry scream similar to that of the Common Swift, though possibly higher pitched.".
- Plain_Swift binomialAuthority Sir_William_Jardine,_7th_Baronet.
- Plain_Swift class Bird.
- Plain_Swift conservationStatus "LC".
- Plain_Swift conservationStatusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Plain_Swift family Swift.
- Plain_Swift genus Apus_(genus).
- Plain_Swift kingdom Animal.
- Plain_Swift order Apodiformes.
- Plain_Swift phylum Chordate.
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- Plain_Swift binomial "Apus unicolor".
- Plain_Swift classis Bird.
- Plain_Swift familia Swift.
- Plain_Swift genus "Apus".
- Plain_Swift hasPhotoCollection Plain_Swift.
- Plain_Swift name "Plain Swift".
- Plain_Swift ordo Apodiformes.
- Plain_Swift phylum Chordate.
- Plain_Swift regnum "Animalia".
- Plain_Swift species "A. unicolor".
- Plain_Swift status "LC".
- Plain_Swift statusSystem "IUCN3.1".
- Plain_Swift subject Category:Animals_described_in_1830.
- Plain_Swift subject Category:Apus_(genus).
- Plain_Swift subject Category:Birds_of_Madeira.
- Plain_Swift subject Category:Birds_of_the_Canary_Islands.
- Plain_Swift subject Category:Western_Palearctic_restricted-range_endemic_bird_species.
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- Plain_Swift type Bird101503061.
- Plain_Swift type BirdsOfMadeira.
- Plain_Swift type BirdsOfTheCanaryIslands.
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- Plain_Swift comment "The Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) is a medium-sized swift. Although this bird is superficially similar to a Barn Swallow or House Martin, it is not related to those passerine species. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles.Swifts have very short legs that they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces.".
- Plain_Swift label "Plain Swift".
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- Plain_Swift isPrimaryTopicOf Plain_Swift.
- Plain_Swift name "Plain Swift".