House Swift
Apus nipalensis(Hodgson, BH, 1837)
English (US) House Swift
The House Swift (Apus nipalensis) 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 nipalensis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- House Swift
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Apus nipalensis nipalensis
- Apus nipalensis subfurcatus
- Apus nipalensis furcatus
- Apus nipalensis kuntzi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus Nipalensis
- Described by
- (Hodgson, BH, 1837)
- Type locality
- Central region of Nepal.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 5, no.60 p.780
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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