Cook's Swift vs Plain Swift

Apus cooki compared with Apus unicolor

Key Differences

• Cook's Swift is Not Evaluated while Plain Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cook's Swift	Plain Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family same	Apodidae	Apodidae
Genus same	Apus	Apus
Species	Apus cooki	Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Cook's Swift and Plain Swift share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Apus.

Conservation Status

Cook's Swift

NE — Not Evaluated

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cook's Swift	Plain Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cook's Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Plain Swift

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway