Apus nipalensis  (Hodgson, 1837)

House Swift
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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species: nipalensis
  • Common names: House Swift
  • Thai names: นกแอ่นบ้าน 
  • Distribution: ​​(by ssp.) [1] [3]
    Apus nipalensis nipalensis: Nepal to se China, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Philippines
    Apus nipalensis subfurcatus: Malay Peninsula to Borneo, Sumatra and adjacent islands; this species also recently reported from (has recently colonized?) Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas (Flores, Sumba, Timor), although the subspecific identity of these birds is not yet established
    Apus nipalensis furcatus: Java and Bali
    Apus nipalensis kuntzi: Taiwan
  • IUCN Red List: Least Concern. Population increasing. ​[2]
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai (Chiang Dao)
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations
Images of Apus nipalensis from Thailand.
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House Swift Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837), Chiang Dao, Chiang Mai, February 2017
References:
​[1] Avibase - accessed 10 June 2020.

[2] BirdLife International. 2016. Apus nipalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22686861A93129265. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686861A93129265.en. Downloaded on 10 June 2020.
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​​​[3] Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ on 03 August 2020.