Malagasy black swift

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Malagasy black swift
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species:
A. balstoni
Binomial name
Apus balstoni
(Bartlett, E, 1880)
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Range [2]
  Apus balstoni

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.

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Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Chantler, Phil; Driessens, Gerald (2000). A Guide to the Swifts and Tree Swifts of the World. Pica Press. ISBN   1-873403-83-6.