The mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is very sparsely distributed in Sub-Saharan Africa, although more so throughout East Africa.
| Mottled swift | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Tachymarptis |
| Species: | T. aequatorialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tachymarptis aequatorialis (von Müller, 1851)
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| Synonyms | |
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Apus aequatorialis | |
Jali Makawa noted that the Alomwe people hunted these swifts by swirling long bamboo poles above them to swat the swifts down. Makawa and C.W. Benson tasted these birds and found them palatable.[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Tachymarptis aequatorialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22686788A111670750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22686788A111670750.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Benson, C. W. (1952). "Notes from Nyasaland (preliminary to publication of a check-list)". Ostrich. 23 (3): 144–159. doi:10.1080/00306525.1952.9633793. ISSN 0030-6525.
External links
edit- Mottled swift - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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