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| − | + | ;[[:Category:Neafrapus|Neafrapus]] boehmi | |
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 10cm. Very short tail. | |
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Africa]]:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zanzibar]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies: | ||
| + | *''N. b. boehmi'': | ||
| + | :*[[Angola]] to southern [[Zaire]], western [[Tanzania]] and northern [[Zambia]] | ||
| + | *''N. b. sheppardi'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Kenya]] to southern [[Tanzania]], [[Mozambique]] and north-eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Aerial, over savanna and woodland, often near Baobab trees. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Flight==== | ||
| + | It's flight is very fast and erratic - similar to that of a bat. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Neafrapus+boehmi}} | {{GSearch|Neafrapus+boehmi}} | ||
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Neafrapus]] |
Latest revision as of 18:41, 16 February 2011
Alternative name: Bat-like Spinetail; Böhm's Spinetailed Swift
- Neafrapus boehmi
Identification
10cm. Very short tail.
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- N. b. boehmi:
- N. b. sheppardi:
- South-eastern Kenya to southern Tanzania, Mozambique and north-eastern South Africa
Habitat
Aerial, over savanna and woodland, often near Baobab trees.
Behaviour
Flight
It's flight is very fast and erratic - similar to that of a bat.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Böhm's Spinetail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/B%C3%B6hm%27s_Spinetail
