Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
| Bradfield's swift | |
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| Flying in Northern Cape, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. bradfieldi
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| Binomial name | |
| Apus bradfieldi (Roberts, 1926)
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882–1949).[2]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apus bradfieldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686835A93128238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686835A93128238.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 63.
External links
edit- Bradfield's swift - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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