Bohm's Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi)

Other Names (World)
Bohm's Spinetail, Bat-like Spinetail, Bohm's Spine-tailed Swift

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
9 - 10 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schalow, 1882)

Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia, Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Botswana, Somalia.

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
Xeno-Canto Sound Files

B\u00f6hm's Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) [XC688818]
by id from Camacho, Marromeu, Sofala, Mozambique (call)

Subspecies
Genus formerly merged with Chaetura or Mearnsia. Intergrades between nominate subspecies and sheppardi occur in upper Zambezi Valley.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

boehmi (Schalow, 1882) - Western and central-eastern Angola, southern Zaire, western and northern Zambia and western Tanzania.
sheppardi (Roberts, 1922) - South-eastern Kenya and eastern Tanzania; eastern and south-eastern Zambia, northern and eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Bohms Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) - 8 files

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