House Swift vs Plain Swift

Apus nipalensis compared with Apus unicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	House 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 nipalensis	Apus unicolor

Evolutionary Relationship

House Swift and Plain Swift share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Apus.

Conservation Status

House Swift

LC — Least Concern

Plain Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	House Swift	Plain Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

House 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