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OverviewAI-generated
Apus is a genus of birds within the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Scopoli in 1777 and holds an accepted status. It is commonly known as the rorýs or アマツバメ属.
Specimens of this genus have been recorded in Kenya, India, Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Peru. These records are held by institutions including BSNS, FMNH, ROM, GNM, and YPM. The total number of records is 54, accompanied by 4 media items.
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Species
アマツバメ属
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyApodidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 54
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Apodidae
- Collections
- BSNS, FMNH, ROM, GNM, YPM, CUP
- Recorded in
- Kenya, India, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Australia, Mauritanie
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Encyclopedic overview
The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts.
They are among the fastest birds in the world. They resemble swallows, to which they are not closely related, but have shorter tails and sickle-shaped wings. Swifts spend most of their life aloft and have very short legs, which they mostly use to cling to surfaces.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Apus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.