Malagasy Black Swift
Apus balstoni(Bartlett, E, 1880)
English (US) Malagasy Black Swift
The Malagasy Black Swift (Apus balstoni) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Apus balstoni
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malagasy Black Swift
- Described by
- (Bartlett, E, 1880)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Apus balstoni mayottensis
- Apus balstoni balstoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus balstoni
- Described by
- (Bartlett, E, 1880)
- Type locality
- Betsileo, Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879, pt.4 p.770
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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