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A photo of a Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba)
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

The alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalaya. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the southern European population winters further south in southern Africa. They have very short legs which are used for clinging to vertical surfaces. Like most swifts, they never settle voluntarily on the ground, spending most of their lives in the air living on the insects they catch in their beaks.
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Lydia Mc Intosh
Monday 02 Oct 2023 - 7:19am
South Africa
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Gee Coetzee
Saturday 30 Sep 2023 - 7:25am
South Africa
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Calvin van der Merwe
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 3:36pm
South Africa
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Ian Wood
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 10:54am
Cyprus
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