Where does the Common Swift live?
Apus apus has 3,081,538 records in 157 countries and territories, from 1744 to 2026. Most records come from Sweden.
- 3,081,538 records
- 157 places
- 182 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesApodiformesApodidaeApus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 480,257 | |
| United Kingdom | 441,267 | |
| Spain | 346,036 | |
| France | 321,626 | |
| Netherlands | 300,283 | |
| Denmark | 187,156 | |
| Germany | 166,101 | |
| Norway | 144,177 | |
| Finland | 110,940 | |
| Portugal | 89,931 | |
| Belgium | 83,392 | |
| Israel | 39,159 | |
| Russia | 35,399 | |
| Italy | 34,457 | |
| Czechia | 26,624 | |
| Poland | 25,992 | |
| Türkiye | 24,944 | |
| Switzerland | 18,747 | |
| Greece | 18,726 | |
| Estonia | 16,968 | |
| Austria | 15,785 | |
| Ireland | 13,018 | |
| Bulgaria | 11,581 | |
| South Africa | 11,167 | |
| Ukraine | 10,081 | |
| China | 8,063 | |
| Cyprus | 6,175 | |
| Iran | 5,912 | |
| Serbia | 5,488 | |
| Croatia | 5,425 | |
| Morocco | 4,850 | |
| Georgia | 4,166 | |
| Hungary | 3,672 | |
| Palestine | 3,442 | |
| Namibia | 3,332 | |
| Isle of Man | 3,222 | |
| Lithuania | 3,073 | |
| Ghana | 3,021 | |
| Slovakia | 2,992 | |
| Belarus | 2,507 |
Showing the top 40 of 157 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Apodidae.
Little Swift
535,342 records
Asian Palm-Swift
434,905 records
Vaux's Swift
426,681 records
White-collared Swift
332,364 records
African Palm-Swift
287,770 records
Alpine Swift
271,014 records
House Swift
264,910 records
Pallid Swift
220,055 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.