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Pacific swift

Apus pacificus (Latham, 1801)

Status not recordedbirds

The Pacific swift (Apus pacificus) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 39.4 g to 45.3 g.

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Quick facts about the Pacific swift

Weight
39.4 g – 45.3 g
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodland
Young per litter or clutch
2
Lifestyle
Aerial
Migration
Partial
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the Pacific swift live?

Not recorded

Is the Pacific swift endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the Pacific swift classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderApodiformes
  5. familyApodidae
  6. genusApus
  7. SpeciesApus pacificus (Latham, 1801)

Synonyms Hirundo apus var. leucopyga, Hirundo pacifica, Micropus colcloughi, Micropus pacificus kamtschaticus, Micropus pacificus tormenti

Other names and names in other languages (52)
  • Fork-tailed swiftEnglish
  • سمامة المحيط الهادئArabic
  • Белопоясен бързолетBulgarian
  • Glaouer-SiberiaBreton
  • falciot del PacíficCatalan
  • rorýs východoasijskýCzech
  • coblyn y Môr TawelWelsh
  • OrientsejlerDanish
  • PazifikseglerGerman
  • Σταχτάρα του ΕιρηνικούGreek
  • pacifika apodoEsperanto
  • Vencejo del PacíficoSpanish
  • idapiiritaja e. ida-piirpääsukeEstonian
  • aasiankiitäjäFinnish
  • Martinet de SibérieFrench
  • Gabhlán gaoithe ciúinmhuiríIrish
  • Gollan y Cheayn SheealtaghManx
  • סיס פסיפיHebrew
  • bjelopjegava čiopaCroatian
  • keleti sarlósfecskeHungarian
  • Kapinis lautIndonesian
  • ForksvölungurIcelandic
  • Rondone codaforcutaItalian
  • アマツバメJapanese
  • Ақбел сұрқарлығашKazakh
  • 칼새Korean
  • rytinis čiurlysLithuanian
  • šķeltastes svīreLatvian
  • GaffeilseilerNorwegian Bokmål
  • Siberische GierzwaluwDutch
  • gaffelseilerNorwegian
  • jerzyk białorzytnyPolish
  • andorinhão-asiáticoPortuguese
  • Белопоясный стрижRussian
  • SpálfocihranNorthern Sami
  • dážďovník bielochrbtýSlovak
  • daljnovzhodni hudournikSlovenian
  • Pacifička čiopaSerbian
  • orientseglareSwedish
  • นกแอ่นตะโพกขาวแถบกว้างThai
  • Pasifik EbabiliTurkish
  • серпокрилець сибірськийUkrainian
  • 白腰雨燕Chinese
  • Orient-sejlerDanish
  • Orientsejler Kløfthalet sejlerDanish
  • KlippenseglerGerman
  • pacifika apusoEsperanto
  • Pääskykiitäjä Valtameritervapääsky AasiankiitäjäFinnish
  • Kepinis LautIndonesian
  • Белопоясничный стрижRussian
  • 叉尾雨燕Chinese
  • 叉尾雨燕〔白腰雨燕〕Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the Pacific swift

Other species in the same genus Apus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the Pacific swift?

An adult Pacific swift weighs 39.4 g – 45.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Pacific swift?

The Pacific swift (Apus pacificus) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pacific swift (Apus pacificus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-swift

MLA

“Pacific swift (Apus pacificus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-swift.

BibTeX
@misc{pacific_swift_2026,
  title = {Pacific swift (Apus pacificus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pacific-swift},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}