5,503 observationsLeast Concern
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Aves ›Order: Apodiformes ›Family: Apodidae ›Genus: Tachymarptis
About
The Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) formerly Apus melba, is a species of swift. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek takhus, "fast", and marptis, "seizer". The specific melba has no known explanation.