Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swifts :: Mottled Swift

Mottled Swift Tachymarptis aequatorialis

Described by: von Müller, J. W. (1851)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Apus aequatorialis, Apus reichenowi

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Range

Mostly tropical e. Africa;
Highly fragmented and local distribution;
(1) Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, s. Ghana and Nigeria.
(2) Cameroon, Gabon, w. and c. Angola to Ethiopia, Eritrea, s. through e. Zaire, Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania, e. Zambia, Malawi, e. Zimbabwe and w. Mozambique.
(3) Chad and w. Sudan.
(4) W. Zimbabwe. South Africa.

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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