Labels:text | electronics | screenshot | font OCR: KEY FACTS COMMON SWIFT Scientific name: Apus apus Habitat: Open air, particularly over built-up areas Size: 7 inches (18 cm) Reproduction: Nests in roof spaces, using saliva to glue together leaves and feathers; female lays 2 or 3 eggs, which hatch after about 22 days; young take 6 to 8 weeks to leave the nest Diet: Insects caught in the air Distribution: Europe and Asia (summer only); winters in tropical and southern Africa