Malagasy Palm Swift
Cypsiurus gracilis(Sharpe, RB, 1871)
English (US) Malagasy Palm Swift
The Malagasy Palm Swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) 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 gracilis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Malagasy Palm Swift
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cypsiurus gracilis gracilis
- Cypsiurus gracilis griveaudi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus gracilis
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1871)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871, pt.2 p.315
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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