African Black Swift
Apus barbatus(Sclater, PL, 1866)
English (US) African Black Swift
The African Black Swift (Apus barbatus) 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 barbatus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- African Black Swift
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1866)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Apus barbatus glanvillei
- Apus barbatus serlei
- Apus barbatus roehli
- Apus barbatus hollidayi
- Apus barbatus oreobates
- Apus barbatus barbatus
- Apus barbatus sladeniae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus barbatus
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1866)
- Type locality
- South Africa; the type is from Cape Province, fide Grant and Mackworth-Praed, antea, p. 49.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, pt.3 p.599
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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