Common swift is a bird that sleeps, eats and drinks during its flight!

Common swift (Apus apus) is an unusual bird, after watching the video you will see why it is so special. It can be said that it is the king of all birds. Visually close to a swallow, it has very little to do with it. It is larger, has a brown-black color, crescent-shaped wings, and a characteristic, forked tail. However, it is not his appearance but his lifestyle that makes him unusual.
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King of the skies
The Swift is the king of all birds when it comes to endurance in flight. This bird is very fast. It can leave the nest at a speed of 70 km per hour and, diving in the air, reaches a speed of 220 km per hour. This is much higher than the speed limit for cars on highways. Its long-distance flights, one of its major characteristics, stop only during the breeding season, when it looks after its chicks and stays less often in the air. Apart from this period, summer is practically non-stop. "Without interruption" can be safely taken as a literal term, because the Swift can stay in the air continuously for up to 200 days. The record time without landing was 10 months; a completely unlikely result. How can Swifts cope with hunger and fatigue in the air?
Swifts belong to the group of migratory birds. They live in southern Africa in winter and the breeding season, which falls from March to June, is found in Europe and parts of Asia.
Canteen under the clouds
Swifts feed on small flying insects, catching them in flight. Their menu includes mosquitoes, beetles, small species of butterflies and flies...
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☑️ Insta: iranian_birding_club, simurgkusyuvasi, wesergerd, lacavedesartistes, pudelmaedi
☑️ Yt: Reg A. Mur, Jane Glanville, wildaboutimages, cuculus, Sandy McRuer, Bee Rose, vjltrtle
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◾️ Cliff Swallow, Ben Knoot/Audubon Photography Awards; White-throated Swift, Peter Knoot/Audubon Photography Awards
◾️ Infographic/The Wildlife Trusts
◾️ ornseglare / Common Swift Stefan Berndtsson/ CCC BY 2.0
◾️ Auf dem Rücken liegender junger Mauersegler / Klaus Roggel /CC BY-SA 3.0
◾️ Common_Swift_(Apus_apus)_clinging_to_wall / XJochemx.nl / CC BY-SA 4.0
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[@TheAnimalSounds]

What do you think of the Common Swift? Leave your comments below and let me know what your favorite animals are. I might just do a video on them next time!

[@ravennevermore641]

Need Help Please had one on Balcony my cat brought it in My Apt. It cant fly 🆘️ I'm in USA 🇺🇸 Heat wave 🥵and in City I dont want it to Die have more to Say

[@Space-Battles-2020]

Swifts 2022

[@Wolfspaule]

Absolut awesome when you see and hear them live!

[@Wolfspaule]

For context, I live near a colony and they dive through the air like dolphin through water. When their young finally fly with them, they just fly in between the narrow streets with maximum speed and in a 3 or 4 bird formation, that don't changes, despite speed and manuvers... Its just wow when they fly past your open window, like 2 meter away from your head.

[@HouseofMason_Publishing]

Simply beautiful! 10 months without landing!

[@CynthiaMunroe-ed3jc]

Ive actually never heads ogf a Swift COOL thought ty for this video!! I love in Saskatchewan, I'm very protective of my sparrows so I have sparrows hawks

[@DragonGuitar171]

I've never heard of them before, Never. But they live in my area i thought it was swallows considering the similarities. This morning one was on my balcony and couldn't fly out of it, The walls on my balcony aren't short enough not to mention their short legs. So i helped it out although it was really in a hurry to get out of there, Im surprised it didn't try to peck me or make any loud noises but it flew off happy once i got it high enough on the balcony such a majestic looking bird. I made sure it was alright beforehand.

[@michaelmendillo7513]

It's really unbelievable that they can live on small insects !!! They must be very nutritious for their needs, which is also unbelievable !!! What a bird !!! TY,, 😁👍✝️💕💕💕

[@djkirkydan2286]

Ive always been curious about this species of birds,they are so fast. I have never had the opportunity to see one close. Growing up in the island of Trinidad and Tobago I would refer to them as rain birds. . Thanks to this video and all its information I now they known as Common Swift Perfect name for a perfect flight👏🏽

[@sueburrows9931]

They are my favourite bird. I used to live in the south of Spain but now in the south of England. There are none here. I have put up a swift box high on a north wall and hope they will nest here.

[@hebaelwazan]

Today was my last day at my university. We have flocks of them constantly in flight everywhere on campus. Sometimes I stop to watch them and wonder at how they never seem to land. So today I did just that then decided to google if they ever do land and here I am watching this video! I certainly hope I get to see one up close someday. Their calls during sunset are also very unique, I just love hearing them and knowing it will be dark soon.

[@Warriorking.1963]

Amazing creature, the swift. When I first learned at school about them sleeping on the wing, I couldn't believe it. For some reason, even the fact they can stay in the air for months at a time, didn't blow me away as much as sleeping while in flight. They'll soon be arriving in the outhouse in my backyard, together with the swallows and house martins, which to me is the sign the summer is finally on its way!

[@2013TombRaider]

this bird is the definition of multitasking.

[@BrigitteCoffman]

❣🐦Loved this! I learnt a lot! Thank you! Brigitte in Tulsa Oklahoma USA

[@ilknurtuncer1712]

💕

[@musikpal]

Wonder how they tracked the swift continuously for 10 months

[@jesusdiedforyouproofjohn3.16]

Praise the LORD for creating swifts!

[@tobe3940]

And stop the humans from murdering all living souls especially the nonhuman animals on this planet.

[@abotariq257]

And created jesus

[@ajaypalmann]

Amazing and beautiful!

[@soudood]

i've saved three alpine swifts so far, i've collected them all from the ground, two adults and a not so ready to fly chick, fortunately none of them were hurt. the chick was able to get back to its flock after 2 weeks, and the adults got 1-2 days of rest. i hope they're doing fine. i'm an expert, but if you ever get to spot one on the ground, *do not* proceed to raise it and take it to an animal rehab *immediately* . do not forget that they're wild animals, they belong to the skies.

[@GG-vy1oy]

I found some, they were struck by windmills.

[@MyNamesUnavailable]

I have found one. he doesn't seem sick but does not drink or eat , what should I do

[@soudood]

@@MyNamesUnavailable well you should take it to the nearest animal rehab, if it's still alive. otherwise you have to feed it yourself- you need to open its beak and *carefully* put a small, easy to swallow piece of food inside. i recommend wet cat food (basically kibbles- you can leave them in lukewarm water for a while until they get a bit mushier), boiled eggs, minced meat etc. make sure it doesn't choke on them, though. remember, finding an animal rehabilitator or even a vet would be the best option. also i must add, if you're certain that the bird is capable of flying on its own, i mean if it is an uninjured, healthy adult, you can release it (with caution) from a high ground, such as a building that is not *too* high, you know, just in case. that is because of their crescent-shaped wings, they don't allow them to take off from the ground like most birds. that's why they never land, because if they do... anyway, best of luck friend. i hope it's doing better now!

[@MyNamesUnavailable]

@@soudood thanks a lot, we were able to release him/her after a day

[@adnan9520]

The great Ababeel!

[@KhanSameerlolkhanme]

Found one in my balcony She was wet as it was raining heavily Took care of it for 5hr then she took off It was the time i came to know about this bird Amazing beauty Mumbai India - location

[@SueMoon394]

Amazing! ♥

[@soumitrachatterjee9512]

Amazing!!

[@supergiantbubbles]

Cool birds. Funny that your channel name is "The Animal Sounds" yet you failed to provide any audio of the swifts' call. Oh well.

[@LongThanhAirportProject]

good

[@ThorRuneHansen]

When you say "the record time without landing was 10 months", what do you refer to? How could we know that? :)

[@jameshealer1395]

i dont know which bird is it but where i live we have birds sorta same or maybe a little little in size to the swift the look like swift and they fly very fast that make nest under briiges orve the river and they make them with mud any one got any guesses

[@mdasaduzzamanmana674]

Wonderful

[@ahmednadeem1660]

Subhanallah

[@PureVikingPowers]

the common swift flies ten months on end without landing once.

[@dennisvvugt]

De REM-slaap, ook wel de droomslaap genoemd, is het laatste opmerkelijke onderdeel uit de slaapcyclus. De totale cyclus duurt zo’n anderhalf uur. Als alle fasen aan de beurt geweest zijn is de cyclus af en begint het riedeltje weer van voor af aan. Per nacht maak je, afhankelijk van hoe lang je slaapt natuurlijk, ongeveer vijf volledige slaapcycli door. Voor we de REM-slaap verder uitlichten, bespreken we alle fasen kort: Fase 1 - De sluimerfase Op het moment dat je naar bed gaat en je ogen sluit start fase 1. Als je moeite hebt met in slaap komen lijkt er geen einde aan dit stadium te komen, maar gemiddeld duurt fase 1 tussen de vijf en tien minuten. Je hersenactiviteit neemt langzaam af en je zakt steeds dieper weg in je onderbewustzijn. Het is ook in deze fase waarin het soms lijkt alsof je droomt dat je valt. Dat komt door het ontspannen van je spieren, wat gepaard gaat met een grote schokreactie. Fase 2 - De lichte slaap In de tweede fase bevind je je in een lichte slaap. Je bent op dit punt nog gemakkelijk wakker te krijgen, maar als je niet gestoord wordt maakt je lichaam zich verder klaar voor de diepe slaap. Je ademhalingsfrequentie en hartslag dalen op dit punt, en je lichaamstemperatuur neemt iets af. Fase 3 & 4 - De diepe slaap De derde en vierde fase vormen de diepe slaap. Je bent nu echt onder zeil en wordt niet wakker tenzij dit noodzakelijk is. We zijn altijd ingesteld op mogelijke gevaren. Als je in je diepe slaap verkeerd en er klinkt bijvoorbeeld plotseling een keihard geluid dat je niet kent, zal je wakker worden. In je diepe slaap vinden voor het grootste deel alle herstelprocessen plaats. Denk aan de aanmaak van nieuwe weefsels, spieropbouw en geestelijk herstel. Fase 5 - De REM-slaap De laatste fase van de cyclus bevat de REM-slaap. Tijdens de REM-slaap gaan we weer iets sneller ademen, maar zijn verder alle spieren verlamd. Jouw lichaam verroert dus geen vin, op je ogen na. REM is de afkorting voor Rapid Eye Movement. Je ogen schieten tijdens de REM-slaap als een malle door je kassen en het is deze slaapfase waarin je de meest levendige dromen beleeft. In de eerste slaapcyclus van de nacht duurt de REM-slaap zo’n tien minuten, dit wordt steeds langer naarmate de nacht vordert

[@jean-francois-cornuet]

As you have used excerpts from some of my videos of swifts in flight (00:26, 00:50, 01:16...) that you have not quoted in your sources, let me put them in this comment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGGWk6ega72Lf7c

[@dennisvvugt]

Slaapt ie dan in een REM slaap? Tijdens de REM-slaap is de hersenactiviteit vergelijkbaar met wanneer je wakker bent, in de non-REM-slaap fasen neemt de hersenactiviteit juist af in verhouding ...

[@SandyRiverBlue]

The swift can also be found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States as an invasive species. Which is strange since it can fly such large distances.

[@johnyoung5687]

Are you sure? Apus apus, common swift?

[@SandyRiverBlue]

@@johnyoung5687 I was mistaken they are Vaux's Swifts and a few other types depending on the year. There is an old school in Portland called Chapman Elementary where they roost in an old boiler stack flock in high numbers as part of their migration. Attracts all kinds of predatory birds. I had in my mind that they were invasive but that's another bird altogether.

[@rekhapandeyrekhapandey4839]

Food

[@t-unit4723]

It’s even mentioned in the holy Quran

[@thejoyofloving]

4:34 people who have seen swifts up close may consider themselves lucky. After all it is not common to associate face to face with a king.. Then I must say,me and my family are lucky because there's a baby swift in our home from the past week or above. Writing this from Hyderabad, India, Asia. (Gave a detailed location coz I just learnt from your video that they migrate to Europe and Asia . We found the bird on 15th of May, (summer) on the stairs of our apartment. It was a small bird (baby I suppose). We gave it water through a dropper. In fact we didn't even know what bird it was and only after some googling we found it was a swift. The first two days we fed it only water at times. It was little energised. Eben After learning that it eats insects,we could not provide it because we had no insects here. And moreover we weren't sure if it can digest Coz babies are usually Fed by mothers partially digested food. We have been giving it some grains of boiled rice and boiled egg white. I even gave it black ants from our balcony which were about 7mm It always seems hungry, whenever we pass beside it, it comes closer to us and opens mouth. Any suggestions on what to feed it? Can I feed live worms(if so what should be the size of the worm) in how many days will it be able to fly. Anyone who had any idea can reply.

[@adnan9520]

Give it small worms and water

[@LangkahKakiProduction]

Hallo..I'm Haikel from Shandhika Widya Cinema for Program Keajaiban Dunia NET TV. I Want to ask for this account video and permission to show your video on program Keajaiban Dunia NET TV, and then we'll include a source/credit title with this account name, thank you

[@TheAnimalSounds]

I give you permission to share our videos

[@krimokrimov6050]

the sky is to the swift what water is to the fish

[@EVERYBLUEMOONBEHINDTHEMOON]

WHO ALL GOOGLED BIRD WITH NO LEGS FROM THE FILM ELVIS ME TOO LIKE IF YOU DID TOO!

[@201Skully]

Yup

[@EVERYBLUEMOONBEHINDTHEMOON]

@@201Skully 😊

[@SuratoYim-vd9ew]

but India country also have swiftlet in sky

[@waleed0936]

This bird is mentioned in Quran.... Ababeel

[@syedali42000]

We muslims have a whole chapter in Holy Quran Regarding this Bird, Because GOD sent these birds when a King came to destroy GOD’s Home in Makkah. Saudi Arabia.. These Birds Threw Stones which was in their Beaks And Destroyed the Attacking Nation ALLAH is the GREATEST ❤

[@amateur_football9751]

what a bad video, talks and talks without getting to the point...thumbs down

[@Obresedk96]

Considered EVIL birds in Ghana cos they can’t fly when they touch the ground 😅

[@tobe3940]

Wth. Well correct that superstitious harmful nonsensical belief asap.

[@Obresedk96]

@@tobe3940 lol corrected a long time ago 👊🏾