First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent

During a systematic seabird survey in the offshore waters of Surinam, a Common Swift Apus apus was observed on 12 July 2012, c.151 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast. Based on the structural characteristics and plumage details evident in the photographs, the bird was confirmed to be a Common Swif...

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Main Authors: de Boer, M.N., Consultancy, Seven
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Life Science
Apus apus
Online Access:https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/first-documented-record-of-common-swift-apus-apus-for-suriname-an
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spelling ftunivwagenin:oai:library.wur.nl:wurpubs/613880 2024-02-11T09:59:05+01:00 First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent de Boer, M.N. Consultancy, Seven 2014 https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/first-documented-record-of-common-swift-apus-apus-for-suriname-an en eng https://research.wur.nl/en/publications/first-documented-record-of-common-swift-apus-apus-for-suriname-an Wageningen University & Research Cotinga 36 (2014) 2014 ISSN: 1353-985X Life Science Article/Letter to editor 2014 ftunivwagenin 2024-01-24T23:18:39Z During a systematic seabird survey in the offshore waters of Surinam, a Common Swift Apus apus was observed on 12 July 2012, c.151 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast. Based on the structural characteristics and plumage details evident in the photographs, the bird was confirmed to be a Common Swift. The clearly forked tail does not match the shorter, broader and square-tipped tail of White-chinned Swift and there are no other dark long-tailed swifts with a white throat patch in the Americas. Other similar-looking Apus species can also be ruled out. Our record is the first for Surinam and South America Article in Journal/Newspaper Apus apus Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre): Digital Library
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First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent
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description During a systematic seabird survey in the offshore waters of Surinam, a Common Swift Apus apus was observed on 12 July 2012, c.151 nautical miles (280 km) off the coast. Based on the structural characteristics and plumage details evident in the photographs, the bird was confirmed to be a Common Swift. The clearly forked tail does not match the shorter, broader and square-tipped tail of White-chinned Swift and there are no other dark long-tailed swifts with a white throat patch in the Americas. Other similar-looking Apus species can also be ruled out. Our record is the first for Surinam and South America
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author de Boer, M.N.
Consultancy, Seven
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title First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent
title_short First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent
title_full First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent
title_fullStr First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent
title_full_unstemmed First documented record of Common Swift Apus apus for Suriname and the South American continent
title_sort first documented record of common swift apus apus for suriname and the south american continent
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op_source Cotinga 36 (2014) 2014
ISSN: 1353-985X
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