Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis(Gray, JE, 1829)
English (US) Asian Palm Swift
The Asian Palm Swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis) 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
- Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Asian Palm Swift
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1829)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Cypsiurus balasiensis balasiensis
- Cypsiurus balasiensis infumatus
- Cypsiurus balasiensis bartelsorum
- Cypsiurus balasiensis pallidior
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus Balasiensis
- Described by
- (Gray, JE, 1829)
- Type locality
- India, restricted to Calcutta by Stuart Baker, antea, p. 336.
- Original description
- The Animal Kingdom. Arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed 7 p.60
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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