| Fernando Po swift | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. sladeniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Apus sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Apus barbatus ssp. sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
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. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686825A93127795.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, B., Watkins, M. and Grayson, M. (2020). The Eponym Dictionary of Birds: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 516.
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