Malagasy black swift
Species of bird
| Malagasy black swift | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
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 Apus barbatus | |
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
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
- A. b. balstoni – Madagascar
- A. b. mayottensis – Comoro Islands
References
- ^ 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.
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