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Forbes-Watson's swift

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Species of bird

Forbes-Watson's swift
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species: A. berliozi
Binomial name
Apus berliozi
Ripley, 1966

Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds in coastal areas of Somalia and the southern Arabian Peninsula and on the island of Socotra. In the non-breeding season it has been observed as far south as coastal Mozambique.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Apus berliozi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686831A93127986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686831A93127986.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Marais, Etienne; Peacock, Faansie; Allport, Gary (9 March 2021). "First record of Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi in southern Africa, with comments on vocal and visual identification". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 141 (1): 21–38. doi:10.25226/bboc.v141i1.2021.a3.
Taxon identifiers
Apus berliozi


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