A migratory bird that almost never stops flying sometimes slips into a brief, hibernation-like state inside its nest during chilly breeding periods. When not breeding, the common swift (Apus apus), a ...

The common swift (Apus apus) can fly more than 500 miles in one day – significantly more than previously thought, a new study based on tracking data reveals. Scientists had thought the species travels ...

The common swift, a bird found across Europe, West Asia and right across Northern India, flies for up to 10 months continuously in a year, new research using electronic devices attached to birds has ...

"They eat and sleep while they are airborne. This is something that researchers have believed since the 1950s, and now we can show that it's true", says Anders Hedenström, professor at the Department ...

Mooney Goes Wild's wildlife radio documentary over the Bank Holiday weekend was all about The Common Swift (Apus apus). Click on the video above to join host Derek Mooney as he learns about efforts ...

First spotted in Beijing, Apus apus Pekinensis is a subspecies of the common swift (Apus apus). Along with other subspecies, these swifts come to China's capital city as a migration destination every ...