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Species profile—Apus pacificus (fork-tailed swift)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets) → Apus pacificus (fork-tailed swift)

Sighting data

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets)
Scientific name
Apus pacificus (Latham, 1802)
Common name
fork-tailed swift
WildNet taxon ID
1965
Alternate name(s)
Pacific swift
white-rumped swift
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1965

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
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