Scientific Name: Apus affinis Common Name: House Swift
Identifying Features: black-brown body, presence of a white band, short tail, black beak
Fun Facts:
- It is capable of flying long distances by alternately shutting off hemispheres of their brain in-flight.
- It was formerly considered a subspecies of the little swift.
This image was clicked by Pitta Chen – via Flickr.
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