Apus apus
Apodiformes - Apoidae - Swifts
Distribution: W Palearctic E to L Baikal, SE towards Iran; winters from Zaire and Tanzania S to Zimbabwe and Mozambique
Habitat: Range of habitats from desert to Mediterranean Zones
Diet: Prey up to 12mm taken, mostly insects & spiders.
Breeding: Colonial nesters - nests approx. 1m apart. Nest site chosen by male. Nest in buildings, tree hollows & rock crevices. Nest cop constructed from small pieces of vegetable matter, feathers & saliva - 125 x 110mm
Clutch size: 1 - 4
Incubation: 19 days
Fledge age: 42 days
There are no protocols yet for the Common Swift.
Please keep us up-to-date and contact us with your own updates or new protocols for rearing the Common Swift.
Falciot Negre Swift Rehabilitation Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Falciot-Negre-Swift-Rehabilitation/1738855219673975
Hand-reared common swifts (Apus apus) in a wildlife rehabilitation centre: assessment of growth rates using different diets
http://www.jzar.org/jzar/article/view/33
Website by Enric Fuste dedicated to hand rearing Common Swift for re-release
http://www.falciotnegre.com/index.php/en