ML409523781
swift sp. Apodidae sp.
Contributor
David Cooper Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Bichdera
South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
It appeared very large and had an incredibly slow languid flight. Its extensive white rump and overall size would favour Pacific Swift over Blyth's Swift comparing it against criteria detailed in Leader, P. J., 2011. Taxonomy of the Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Latham, 1802, complex. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 131 (2): 81–93. However, Pacific Swift is only known from five old specimens in India per Leader, P. J., Zyskowski, K., Bird, B., Khot, R., van Grouw, H., & Praveen J., 2020. Status of ‘Fork-tailed Swift’ Apus pacificus complex in India. Indian BIRDS 16 (5): 135–139.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens
- EF400mm f/5.6L USM
- ISO
- 2000
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/10.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/800 sec
- Dimensions
- 1200 pixels x 900 pixels
- Original file size
- 205.72 KB