Fernando Po swift
| Fernando Po swift | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. sladeniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Apus sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904)
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| Synonyms | |
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Apus barbatus ssp. sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
Some taxonomists consider this bird to be a subspecies of the African black swift (Apus barbatus).[2]
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen, who provided financial support for its discovery.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2023). "Apus sladeniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023 e.T22686825A224167642. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T22686825A224167642.en. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- ^ LePage, Denis (2025). "African Black Swift (Bioko)". Avibase. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ^ Beolens, B., Watkins, M. and Grayson, M. (2020). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 516.