African Swift vs Greater Crested Tern

Apus barbatus compared with Thalasseus bergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Swift	Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Apodidae	Laridae
Genus	Apus	Thalasseus
Species	Apus barbatus	Thalasseus bergii

Evolutionary Relationship

African Swift and Greater Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

African Swift

LC — Least Concern

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Swift	Greater Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

African Swift

The African Swift (Apus barbatus) is a species in the genus Apus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway