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Apus apus

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Noun1.Apus apus - common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffsApus apus - common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
European swift
swift - a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
genus Apus, Apus - type genus
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When you scratch the surface, the Apus apus (the Latin name for swift) has qualities humans can only envy, to wit: After leaving the nest where they hatched, swifts fly non-stop for three years.
Our feathered friends in need of some swift help by Birmingham Mail (England)
2 If you carry out repair work make new matching nest holes to replace the old one 3 FIT a custom-made swift nest box 4 IF you are building a new house create internal nest roof spaces CAPTION(S): COMMON SWIFT APUS APUS
A SWIFT DECLINE; Summer visitor is staying away by The Mirror (London, England)
28 Which bird, scientific name Apus apus, spends virtually its whole life - including sleep - in flight?
50 for fun; Phil Brown's weekly trivia quiz by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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