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Plain Swift

Apus unicolor
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
plaswi1, PLSW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesApus unicolor
Codesplaswi1, PLSW
Identification

The Plain Swift (Apus unicolor) is a member of the Swifts family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code plaswi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swifts
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Plain Swift photo
(c) Miguel Arribas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Miguel Arribas

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Apus unicolor

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: plaswi1