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| Common Swift Apus apus pekinensis
- In flight from below |
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| Photographer : | © Abhinav Chaudhary |
| Location : | near Pooh, Kinnaur District, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Date : |
16 June 2015 |
| English synonyms: | Swift, Northern Swift, European Swift, Eurasian Swift, Black Swift
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| Bird Family : | Apodidae - Swifts, Swiftlets & Needletails |
| Bird Group : | APODIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | A large flock of 50+ birds was feeding above the apple orchards very close to the road.
Common swifts were seen at multiple places from 8-16 June in Spiti Valley but this was the largest flock. - AC |
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