Apus melba (Alpine Swift)

Alpine Swift

Dutch: Alpengierzwaluw

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species: Apus melba




Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 38 mm
Length cranium: 25 mm
Width (cranium): 23 mm
Height (cranium): 15 mm
Alternative names: Tachymarptis melba (sc) Alpensegler (German), Martinet à ventre blanc (French), Vencejo Real (Spanish)


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