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 (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
- BirdLife International (2016). "Apus sladeniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686825A93127795. Retrieved 17 June 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Beolens, B., Watkins, M. and Grayson, M. (2020). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 516.
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