Dark-rumped swift

The dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Bhutan and Northeast India and is a vagrant to Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Dark-rumped swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species:
A. acuticauda
Binomial name
Apus acuticauda
(Jerdon, 1864)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2013). "Apus acuticauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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