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Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba
(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
Vencejo Real
Family: Apodidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Hirundo melba.

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Number of Photography: 7

Foto
Photography ID: 657254
  Adult
Barcelona
Barcelona
Spain
09/21/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650407
  Adult
Albufeira
Faro
Portugal
05/02/2019
Carmen Lúcia Bays Figueiredo
Foto
Photography ID: 645863
  Adult
Atenas. Partenón
Grecia Central
Greece
07/18/2025
Fernanda Ferrari
Foto
Photography ID: 637864
  Adult
Amalfi
Campania
Italy
05/24/2025
Julián Tocce
Foto
Photography ID: 584178
  Adult
Avanos
Anatolia Central
Turkey
04/23/2024
Edith Polverini
Foto
Photography ID: 378423
  Adult
Merida
Badajoz
Spain
05/22/2018
Santos Di Mauro
Foto
Photography ID: 290948
  Adult
Merida
Badajoz
Spain
05/22/2018
Claudia Mora


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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Santos Di Mauro05/22/2018SpainBadajozPuente Romano, MeridaIndistinguishableSeveralYesNo


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Number of Records: 21



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239827627/09/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenStazione Ponte Adige10Gerardo Lloret
237607521/09/2025SpainBarcelonaParc Guel, Barcelona21Pablo Eguia
236420313/09/202512:00ItalyTrentino-Alto Adige/SüdtirolFirmian park, Bolzano10Gerardo Lloret
234195510/08/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenTexelgruppe, Gruppo di Tessa, Naturns5Gerardo Lloret
232958518/07/2025GreeceGrecia CentralAtenas. PartenónFernanda Ferrari
234186415/07/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenBronzolo4Gerardo Lloret
229771824/05/2025ItalyCampaniaCiudad, AmalfiJulián Tocce
228870917/05/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenSesselschwaige, Ums6Gerardo Lloret
228864913/04/2025ItalyBolzano/BozenBolzano35Gerardo Lloret
223566024/12/2024EthiopiaBegemderImet Gogo, Sankaber, Chennek, Gich campsites, Simien Mountains National Park15Gerardo Lloret
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/03/2026.