Böhm's Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi(Schalow, H, 1882)
English (US) Böhm's Spinetail
The Böhm's Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) 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
- Neafrapus boehmi
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Böhm's Spinetail
- Described by
- (Schalow, H, 1882)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Neafrapus boehmi boehmi
- Neafrapus boehmi sheppardi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chaetura Böhmi
- Described by
- (Schalow, H, 1882)
- Type locality
- Rakowa, i.e. Kakoma, Tanganyika Territory.
- Original description
- Ornithologisches Centralblatt 7 p.183
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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