By Mahipal Singh Chouhan
Published Sep 19, 2024

Hindustan Times
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This bird flies a year without landing

Common swifts spend 10 months flying nonstop, migrating from Europe to Africa and back.

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They eat, mate and collect nest material while in the air, rarely landing.

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Swifts can’t take off from flat surfaces due to long wings and short legs.

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Data loggers on swifts revealed they remain airborne almost the entire migration.

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On average, swifts spend just 0.64% of their migration on land.

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Alpine swifts can fly nonstop for up to 200 days during migration.

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Staying airborne allows swifts to exploit dynamic food sources like flying insects.

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Swifts cover vast areas of sky, maximizing their chances to catch insect prey.

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Constant flight gives swifts extreme mobility, reducing time spent on the ground

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