Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus)

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
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Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [XC29870]
by Martin St-Michel from Kimhandu Hill, Kipalu camp, Uluguru South F.R, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (song)

Scarce Swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [XC29869]
by Louis A. Hansen, Louise Pedersen, Henrik Kisbye from Kimhandu Hill, Uluguru South F.R, Morogoro Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
Affinities uncertain. Formerly considered to include Schouteden's Swift (Schoutedenapus schoutedeni) as a subspecies. In past, subspecies poensis was considered a subspecies of Plain Swift (Apus unicolor). Species name sometimes misspelt myioptilus.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

poensis (Alexander, 1903) - Bioko I (Fernando Póo, in Gulf of Guinea).
chapini (Prigogine, 1957) - Eastern Zaire, Rwanda and south-western Uganda.
myoptilus (Salvadori, 1888) - Scattered populations from Ethiopia south to Zimbabwe.

References
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Files:

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