Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus(Salvadori, AT, 1888)
English (US) Scarce Swift
The Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus) 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
- Schoutedenapus myoptilus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scarce Swift
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1888)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Schoutedenapus myoptilus myoptilus
- Schoutedenapus myoptilus poensis
- Schoutedenapus myoptilus chapini
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus myoptilus
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1888)
- Type locality
- Let-Marefia, Shoa.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 26 p.228
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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