Malagasy black swift
Malagasy black swift | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Apus |
Species: | A. balstoni |
Binomial name | |
Apus balstoni (Bartlett, E, 1880) | |
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Range[2] Apus balstoni |
The Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni) or Madagascar swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
Habitat
[edit]Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- A. b. balstoni – Madagascar
- A. b. mayottensis – Comoro Islands
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Apus balstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686839A130111276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686839A130111276.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Chantler, Phil; Driessens, Gerald (2000). A Guide to the Swifts and Tree Swifts of the World. Pica Press. ISBN 1-873403-83-6.