Fernando Po swift
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The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
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Fernando Po swift | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Apus |
Species: | A. sladeniae |
Binomial name | |
Apus sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
Synonyms | |
Apus barbatus ssp. sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) |
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It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen, who provided financial support for its discovery.[2]