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==Breeding== Little swifts breed around habitation and cliffs from southern Spain,<ref>BirdLife International (2013) Species factsheet: Apus affinis. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/10/2013. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2013) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 13/10/2013.</ref> Africa northeastwards through southern Pakistan and India and Sri Lanka. They build their nests in holes in buildings or sometimes on cliffs, laying 1β4 eggs. A little swift will return to the same site year after year, rebuilding its nest when necessary. A species of bedbug ''[[Cimex hemipterus]]'' has been recorded from its nest in India.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Horvath G| year=1912 |title=Revision of the American Cimicidae| journal= Ann. Hist. Nat. Mus. Hungary|volume=10| pages=257β262}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Checklist and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds' nests |author=Hicks, Ellis A|year= 1959|publisher=Iowa State College Press, Ames| url=https://archive.org/details/checklistbibliog00hick}}</ref>
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