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.ונממ ריהב ךא תומוחה סיסל המוד .תולק ץרופמ ובנזו תיסחי תובחר םיפנכ לעב ,םשוגמו לודג סיס :רויח סיס .רתוי תויטיא ויפנכ תועונת ,ףנכה תורבא ןכו ריהב חצמה ,םיבחר ופוגו ושאר .רתוי טלוב ונורג לע ןבלה םתכה .תוברועמ םהיתוקהל םג .םהיניב לידבהל השק םילדבהה תורמל .םירע לעמו םינויאו םיפוח דיל, םייולגו םיחותפ םיחטש ,תומוחה סיס לש לודיגה תיבכ ולודיג תיב .םימ יווקמ לעמ םיקרחמ בכרומה ונוזמ תא דכול .רדג תמח דעו םודס רהמ םיחיכש ץיק ירגודו ירקבמו ,ץראה םורדו ברעמב ,םירידנ ףרוח ירקבמו םיחיכש חרוא ירבוע ,םינימה תת תשולש םיאצמנ ץראב .'ז ח הימרי ... הנאב תע תא ורמש רוגעו סיסו רתו ... | ||||||||||
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Subspecies and Distribution.
A. p. brehmorum W Palearctic from Portugal E to Turkey and from Morocco to NW Egypt including Canary and Mdeira Ia. Winters in Sahel. A. p. illyricus Dalmatian coast and E Italian coast. Winters in Sahel. A. p. pallidus Algerian Sahara to Middle East and Pakistan. WinterS in Sahel. | ||||||||||
Descriptive notes.Large and bulky swift with relatively broad blunt wing-tips, short, fairly shallowly forked tail, broad head an body.16 CM, 40-42 G, wingspan 40-45 cm.Brown, with white throat-patch. Race brehmorum larger and darker than nominate, with black-brown outer wing and saddle, smallest wing-coverts minimally paler, greaer coverts and inner wing distinctly paler, entire aead, lower back and rump geyer brown and forehead pale grey-brown. Race illyricus slightly larger and darker, with more distinct throat-patch as a result. Habitat.throughout much of range associated with coastal sites, but occurs in continental zone in Sahara. found around cliff-faces and gorges, though in many parts of range also in urban areas, where commonly breeds.Food and FeedingInsectivorous, Deat based on Hymenoptera 60% and others like Diptera, Coleoptera and Hemiptera.Gregarious, often associating with other swift species. Breeding.Mar-May in Israel, Morocco and Tunisia, Apr-May in Gibraltar. Colonial, nest in variety of sites, caves, cliff-faces, niches, eaves, under tiles, and holes in palms.2-3 eggs, incubation 21-25 days. Chicks brooded day and night initially. Movements.Southernmost and some Middle Eastern breeders resident, additional wintering in S Spain and as far N as France, but generally otherwise a medium distance migrant.Migrates through NW Africa Feb-May. Spring migration through Eilat, Israel, peaks Feb-Apr, with autumn migration May-Sep. Very common passage migrant in Djibouti. Present on Gambian wintering grounds Oct-Dec, but in some central N African areas some present all year. Vagrant S to South Africa. Status and ConservationNot globally threatened. Abundant in some areas.Israel.In Israel all the three subspecies brehmorum, illyricus and pallidus . Common passage migrant and scarce during winter in southern and eastern zones and common breeding summer visitor. |
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