Fernando Po swift

The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

Fernando Po swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species:
A. sladeniae
Binomial name
Apus sladeniae
Synonyms

Apus barbatus ssp. sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904)

It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.

The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen, who provided financial support for its discovery.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Apus sladeniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686825A93127795. Retrieved 17 June 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Beolens, B., Watkins, M. and Grayson, M. (2020). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 516.


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