Forbes-Watson's swift
Species of bird
Forbes-Watson's swift | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Apus |
Species: | A. berliozi |
Binomial name | |
Apus berliozi Ripley, 1966 |
Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds in coastal areas of Somalia and the southern Arabian Peninsula and on the island of Socotra. In the non-breeding season it has been observed as far south as coastal Mozambique.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apus berliozi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686831A93127986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686831A93127986.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Marais, Etienne; Peacock, Faansie; Allport, Gary (9 March 2021). "First record of Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi in southern Africa, with comments on vocal and visual identification". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 141 (1): 21–38. doi:10.25226/bboc.v141i1.2021.a3.
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