Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis(Müller, JW, 1851)
English (US) Mottled Swift
The Mottled Swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) 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
- Tachymarptis aequatorialis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mottled Swift
- Described by
- (Müller, JW, 1851)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Tachymarptis aequatorialis lowei
- Tachymarptis aequatorialis bamendae
- Tachymarptis aequatorialis furensis
- Tachymarptis aequatorialis aequatorialis
- Tachymarptis aequatorialis gelidus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus aequatorialis
- Described by
- (Müller, JW, 1851)
- Type locality
- Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Naumannia 1 Heft4 p.27
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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