Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
| Böhm's spinetail | |
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| Böhm's spinetails in southern Mozambique | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Neafrapus |
| Species: | N. boehmi
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| Neafrapus boehmi (Schalow, 1882)
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It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It occurs in the vicinity of Baobab trees and nests in cavities in the trees.
The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Neafrapus boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686672A130109598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686672A130109598.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links
edit- Böhm's spinetail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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