Fernando Po swift
Species of bird
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The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
| Fernando Po swift | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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 | |
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Apus barbatus ssp. sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
Some taxonomists consider this bird to be a subspecies of the African black swift (Apus barbatus).[2]
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen, who provided financial support for its discovery.[3]
