About: Cook's swift

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Cook's swift (Apus cooki) is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Cook's swifts breed in limestone caves of Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina. The species has a green iridescence, a shallow tail fork and is a short distance migrant. A 2011 study has many taxonomists splitting this species from the fork-tailed swift complex.

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  • Cook's swift (Apus cooki) is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The scientific name comes from the Greek απους, apous, meaning "without feet". They never settle voluntarily on the ground. Blyth's swifts spend most of their lives in the air, living on the insects they catch in their beaks. Cook's swifts breed in limestone caves of Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina. The species has a green iridescence, a shallow tail fork and is a short distance migrant. A 2011 study has many taxonomists splitting this species from the fork-tailed swift complex. These swifts build their nests on cliffs, laying 2–3 eggs. A swift will return to the same site year after year, rebuilding its nest when necessary. Cook's swifts are similar in size to common swift, and they are black except for a white rump. They can be distinguished from a partially leucistic common swift by the deeper tail fork, longer wings, bigger head and larger white throat patch. (en)
  • Apus cooki Apus generoko animalia da. Hegaztien barruko Apodidae familian sailkatua dago. (eu)
  • El vencejo de Cook (Apus cooki) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Apodidae que vive en el sudeste asiático. Anteriormente se consideraba una subespecie del vencejo del Pacífico pero un estudio de 2011 condujo a muchos taxónomos a separar a esta especie del complejo de los vencejos de cola ahorquillada.​ (es)
  • Apus cooki est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Apodidae.Elle était considérée, il y a peu de temps encore, comme une sous-espèce (Apus pacificus cooki) du martinet de Sibérie (Apus pacificus). (fr)
  • De Cooks gierzwaluw (Apus cooki) is een vogel uit de familie van de gierzwaluwen (Apodidae). (nl)
  • Karstseglare (Apus cooki) är en fågel i familjen seglare. (sv)
  • 印支白腰雨燕(台湾作庫克氏雨燕)(学名:Apus cooki),是雨燕目雨燕科的一种鸟类。 (zh)
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  • Cook's swift (en)
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  • Apus cooki (en)
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  • Apus cooki Apus generoko animalia da. Hegaztien barruko Apodidae familian sailkatua dago. (eu)
  • El vencejo de Cook (Apus cooki) es una especie de ave apodiforme de la familia Apodidae que vive en el sudeste asiático. Anteriormente se consideraba una subespecie del vencejo del Pacífico pero un estudio de 2011 condujo a muchos taxónomos a separar a esta especie del complejo de los vencejos de cola ahorquillada.​ (es)
  • Apus cooki est une espèce d'oiseaux de la famille des Apodidae.Elle était considérée, il y a peu de temps encore, comme une sous-espèce (Apus pacificus cooki) du martinet de Sibérie (Apus pacificus). (fr)
  • De Cooks gierzwaluw (Apus cooki) is een vogel uit de familie van de gierzwaluwen (Apodidae). (nl)
  • Karstseglare (Apus cooki) är en fågel i familjen seglare. (sv)
  • 印支白腰雨燕(台湾作庫克氏雨燕)(学名:Apus cooki),是雨燕目雨燕科的一种鸟类。 (zh)
  • Cook's swift (Apus cooki) is a small bird, superficially similar to a house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between the groups are due to convergent evolution reflecting similar life styles. Cook's swifts breed in limestone caves of Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina. The species has a green iridescence, a shallow tail fork and is a short distance migrant. A 2011 study has many taxonomists splitting this species from the fork-tailed swift complex. (en)
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  • Cook's swift (en)
  • Apus cooki (es)
  • Apus cooki (eu)
  • Apus cooki (fr)
  • Cooks gierzwaluw (nl)
  • Karstseglare (sv)
  • 印支白腰雨燕 (zh)
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