African Palm Swift
Cypsiurus parvus(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) African Palm Swift
The African Palm Swift (Cypsiurus parvus) 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 parvus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- African Palm Swift
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cypsiurus parvus parvus
- Cypsiurus parvus brachypterus
- Cypsiurus parvus myochrous
- Cypsiurus parvus laemostigma
- Cypsiurus parvus hyphaenes
- Cypsiurus parvus celer
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus parvus
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Nubia.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Swifts
Antillean Palm Swift
Tachornis phoenicobia
Pygmy Palm Swift
Tachornis furcata
Fork-tailed Palm Swift
Tachornis squamata
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila cayennensis
Great Swallow-tailed Swift
Panyptila sanctihieronymi
Asian Palm Swift
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Malagasy Palm Swift
Cypsiurus gracilis
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Dark-rumped Swift
Apus acuticauda
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
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