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Apus

  • Apus

    The bird genus Apus comprise some of the Old World members of the family Apodidae, commonly known as swifts.
    The name Apus is Latin for a swift, thought to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek a meaning "without", and pous meaning "foot").

    1/ Little swift (Yến cằm trắng, Apus affinis)

    2/ Pacific swift or fork-tailed swift (Yến hông trắng, Apus pacificus)
    pacificus refers to the Pacific Ocean.

  • Cook's Swift

    Cook's swift (Apus cooki)

    Cook's swift (Apus cooki) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae.
    Cook's swifts breed in limestone caves of Thailand, Myanmar and Indochina. 

    Apodidae, Apus is Latin for a swift, thought to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek a meaning "without", and pous meaning "foot", Greek apous meaning "footless").

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