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  • 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").

  • House Swift

    House Swift
    (Nepal House Swift) 
    (Apus nipalensis)

    The house swift (Apus nipalensis) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. 
    The bird is found in Japan, Nepal, and Southeast Asia.

    The family name, Apodidae, is derived from the Greek apous meaning "footless", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds.
    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").
    Nipalensis means from Nepal.

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