Apus apus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Swift, Common Swift)

Interactions where Apus apus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
mainly adult is ectoparasitised by imago UK/IrelandMajor Crataerina pallida a flat fly Diptera: Hippoboscidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Crataerina pallida/Crataerina pallidaa flat flyimago Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftmainly adultMajor imago ectoparasitises mainly adult
nestling has blood sucked by nymph UK/IrelandMinor Oeciacus hirundinis Martin Bug Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugnymph Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftnestlingMinor nymph sucks the blood of nestling
nestling has blood sucked by adult UK/IrelandMinor Oeciacus hirundinis Martin Bug Hemiptera: Cimicidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cimicidae/Oeciacus hirundinis/Oeciacus hirundinismartin bugadult Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftnestlingMinor adult sucks the blood of nestling
nest nest has guest larva UK/IrelandMajor Crataerina pallida a flat fly Diptera: Hippoboscidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Crataerina pallida/Crataerina pallidaa flat flylarva Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftnestMajor larva is a guest in nest
nest nest has guest puparium UK/IrelandMajor Crataerina pallida a flat fly Diptera: Hippoboscidae Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae), Hutson, A.M., 1984
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Hippoboscidae/Crataerina pallida/Crataerina pallidaa flat flypuparium Animal / guestUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Apodiformes/Apodidae/Apus apus/Apus apusswift, common swiftnestMajor puparium is a guest in nest

Author & YearTitleSource
Hutson, A.M., 1984Keds, Flat-Flies and Bat-Flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae and Nycteribiidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 7, 40pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Apus apus (Swift, Common Swift) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Apus apus (Swift, Common Swift) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesApus apus (Swift, Common Swift)
GenusApus (swifts)
FamilyAPODIDAE (swifts)
OrderAPODIFORMES (swifts)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Apus apus (Swift, Common Swift)

Apus apus (Swift, Common Swift) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Apus apus (Swift, Common Swift):

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