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Forbes-Watson's Swift

Apus berliozi Ripley, SD 1966

Forbes-Watson's swift 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Apus
Scientific:
  Apus berliozi

Original description

Citation:
  Ripley, SD 1966

Reference:
   Ois. Rev. Franç. Orn. 35 (suppl.) p.101,102

Protonym:
  Apus pallidus berliozi

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/316717#page/108/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  45D3FD5A5FFCAFC1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-45D3FD5A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/45D3FD5A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555010

Geographic range:

  • Apus berliozi berliozi: Socotra
  • Apus berliozi bensoni: breeds southern Arabia (southern Yemen and southwest Oman) and coastal Somalia; winters to coastal Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Catalan:
Falciot de Berlioz
Czech:
rorýs světlehrdlý
Danish:
Kystsejler
German:
Sokotrasegler
Spanish:
Vencejo de Socotra
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo de Socotra
Finnish:
sokotrankiitäjä
French:
Martinet de Berlioz
Croatian:
somalijska čiopa
Hungarian:
szokotrai sarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone di Forbes Watson
Japanese (romaji):
sokotoraamatsubame
Japanese:
ソコトラアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
Rytų Afrikos čiurlys
Dutch:
Socotragierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Somaliseglar
Norwegian:
Somaliseiler
Polish:
jerzyk klifowy
Portuguese:
Andorinhão-de-socotorá
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-de-berlioz
Russian:
Сокотранский стриж
Slovak:
dážďovník prímorský
Serbian:
Sokotranska čiopa
Swedish:
somaliaseglare
Ukrainian:
Серпокрилець сокотрійський
Chinese:
伯氏雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
華德森氏雨燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Martinet de Berlioz ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Martinet de Berlioz ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Socotra Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Berlioz' Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Berlioz' Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Socotra Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Forbes-Watson's Swift ( Apus berliozi) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apus berliozi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apus berliozi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Somaliëwindswael
Catalan: Falciot de Berlioz, Falciot de Socotra
Czech: rorýs světlehrdlý, Rorýs svetlohrdlý
Welsh: Coblyn Berlioz
Danish: Kystsejler
German: Sokotrasegler
English: Berlioz' Swift, Berlioz's Swift, Forbes Watson's Swift, Forbes-Watson's Swift, Socotra Swift, Watson's Swift
English, HBW: Forbes-Watson's Swift
English (IOC): Forbes-Watson's Swift
English (Kenya): Forbes-Watson's Swift
English (United States): Forbes-Watson's Swift
Esperanto: Somala apuso
Spanish: Vencejo de Berlioz, Vencejo de Socotora, Vencejo de Socotra
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo de Socotora, Vencejo de Socotra
Spanish (HBW): Forbes-Watson's Swift
Estonian: Somaali piiritaja, somaali piiritaja (somaali piirpääsuke), somaali piirpääsuke
Finnish: Sokotrankiitäjä
French: Martinet de Berlioz
Galician: Cirrio de Socotra
Croatian: somalijska čiopa
Hungarian: szokotrai sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone di Berlioz, Rondone di Forbes Watson
Japanese (romaji): sokotoraamatsubame
Japanese: ソコトラアマツバメ
Scientific: Apus berliozi, Apus berliozi berliozi, Apus pallidus berliozi
Lithuanian: Rytų Afrikos čiurlys
Latvian: Sokotras svīre
Dutch: Forbesgierzwaluw, Socotragierzwaluw, Socotra-gierzwaluw
Norwegian Nynorsk: Somaliseglar
Norwegian: Somaliseiler
Polish: jerzyk klifowy
Portuguese: Andorinhão-de-socotorá
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-berlioz
Russian: Сокотранский стриж, Стриж Бердюза, Стриж Форбса-Уотсона
Northern Sami: Somaliacihran
Slovak: dážďovník prímorský
Serbian: Sokotranska čiopa
Swedish: somaliaseglare, Somaliseglare
Swahili: Teleka wa Forbes
Turkish: Sukutra Ebabili
Ukrainian: Серпокрилець сокотрійський
Chinese: 伯氏雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 華德森氏雨燕

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