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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Fernando Po Swift* |
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Apus sladeniae |
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Description (2)
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Fernando Po Swift
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Family
Apodidae (Swifts)
Size
16 cm
First Described (Guide)
(Ogilvie-Grant, 1904)
Angola (B), Cameroon (B), Equatorial Guinea (E) (B), Nigeria (B).
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South-eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon (Mt Kupe), Bioko and western Angola; possibly this race in northern Liberia.
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Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Status DD
Possibly forest loss is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Subspecies
Apus barbatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into African Swift (Apus barbatus) and Fernando Po Swift (Apus sladeniae) following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993). Madagascar Swift (Apus balstoni) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) is retained as a separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include balstoni as a subspecies of African Swift (Apus barbatus).
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of African Swift (Apus barbatus).
No subspecies.
References
See References.
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Fernando Po Swift see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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