Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Alpine Swift
The Alpine Swift (Tachymarptis melba) 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 melba
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Alpine Swift
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 10 subspecies for this species.
- Tachymarptis melba melba
- Tachymarptis melba tuneti
- Tachymarptis melba archeri
- Tachymarptis melba maximus
- Tachymarptis melba africanus
- Tachymarptis melba marjoriae
- Tachymarptis melba willsi
- Tachymarptis melba nubifugus
- Tachymarptis melba dorabtatai
- Tachymarptis melba bakeri
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo Melba
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Gibraltar.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.192
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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African Palm Swift
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Malagasy Palm Swift
Cypsiurus gracilis
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Scarce Swift
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Dark-rumped Swift
Apus acuticauda
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
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Apus batesi
Horus Swift
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