Forbes-Watson's swift

Forbes-Watson's swift
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Apus
Species:	A. berliozi
Binomial name
Apus berliozi Ripley, 1966

Forbes-Watson's swift (Apus berliozi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds in coastal areas of Somalia and the southern Arabian Peninsula and on the island of Socotra. In the non-breeding season it has been observed as far south as coastal Mozambique.^[2]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Apus berliozi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686831A93127986. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686831A93127986.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Marais, Etienne; Peacock, Faansie; Allport, Gary (9 March 2021). "First record of Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi in southern Africa, with comments on vocal and visual identification". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 141 (1): 21–38. doi:10.25226/bboc.v141i1.2021.a3.