The Malagasy palm swift (Cypsiurus gracilis) is a small swift in the family Apodidae. It is very similar to the African palm swift, Cypsiurus parvus, with which it was formerly considered conspecific. It was split based on differences in vocalizations and plumage coloration.[2][3]
| Malagasy palm swift | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Cypsiurus |
| Species: | C. gracilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cypsiurus gracilis (Sharpe, 1871)
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range of C. gracilis range of C. parvus
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Distribution
editThe Malagasy palm swift is native to Madagascar and Comoros.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2019). "Cypsiurus gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T155257132A155636758. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T155257132A155636758.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Mills, M.S.L.; Boesman, P.; Collar, N.J. (2019). "Species limits in the African Palm Swift Cypsiurus parvus". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 139: 75–82. doi:10.25226/bboc.v139i1.2019.a6.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 23 June 2019.