Scarce swift

Scarce swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus in Ngorongoro District, Tanzania
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Schoutedenapus
De Roo, 1968
Species:
S. myoptilus
Binomial name
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
(Salvadori, 1888)

The scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It has a disjunct range of presence throughout the Afromontane : Cameroon line, Albertine Rift montane forests, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.

It is the only species in the genus Schoutedenapus. Schouteden's swift (Schoutedenapus schoutedeni) was previously considered a distinct species, but was found to be a darker juvenile or sub-adult scarce swift subspecies chapini.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Schoutedenapus myoptilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T157470471A157471619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T157470471A157471619.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fishpool, L.D.C. (2019). "A reappraisal of Schouteden's Swift". Bulletin of the African Bird Club. 26 (1): 38–57.
  3. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
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