Forbes-Watson's Swift
Apus berlioziRipley, SD, 1966
English (US) Forbes-Watson's Swift
The Forbes-Watson's Swift (Apus berliozi) 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 berliozi
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Forbes-Watson's Swift
- Described by
- Ripley, SD, 1966
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Apus berliozi berliozi
- Apus berliozi bensoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Apus pallidus berliozi
- Described by
- Ripley, SD, 1966
- Original description
- L'Oiseau et la Revue Française d'Ornithologie 35 (suppl.) p.101,102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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