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Scarce Swift

Schoutedenapus myoptilus (Salvadori, AT 1888)

The scarce swift is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It has a disjunct range of presence throughout the Afromontane : Cameroon line, Albertine Rift montane forests, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Schoutedenapus
Scientific:
  Schoutedenapus myoptilus

Original description

Citation:
  (Salvadori, AT 1888)

Reference:
   Ann. Mus. Civ. Stor. Nat. Genova 26 p.228

Protonym:
  Cypselus myoptilus

Type locality:
  Let-Marefia, Shoa.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29874438

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8439A6E72319AA69

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8439A6E7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8439A6E7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 554973

Geographic range:

  • Schoutedenapus myoptilus myoptilus: highlands of Ethiopia to Zimbabwe and western Mozambique
  • Schoutedenapus myoptilus poensis: Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
  • Schoutedenapus myoptilus chapini: highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and southwestern Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Scarce Swift
Catalan:
falciot cuallarg de Shoa
Czech:
rorýs myší
Danish:
Tågeskovssejler
German:
Maussegler
Spanish:
Vencejo de Shoa
Spanish (Spain):
Vencejo de Shoa
Finnish:
sokkokiitäjä
French:
Martinet de Shoa
Croatian:
dugorepa čiopica
Hungarian:
egér sarlósfecske
Italian:
Rondone murino
Japanese:
エンビアマツバメ
Lithuanian:
retasis afrikinis čiurlys
Dutch:
Shoagierzwaluw
Norwegian:
bergseiler
Polish:
afrojerzyk mysi
Portuguese:
andorinhão-de-shoa
Portuguese (Portugal):
andorinhão-de-xoa
Russian:
Мышиная салангана
Slovak:
srp myšací
Swedish:
flockseglare
Ukrainian:
серпокрилець зімбабвійський
Chinese:
珍雨燕
Chinese (Traditional):
珍雨燕

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Scarce or Schouteden's Swift ( Schoutedenapus [myoptilus or schoutedeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Scarce or Schouteden's Swift ( Schoutedenapus [myoptilus or schoutedeni])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Scarce or Schouteden's Swift ( Schoutedenapus [myoptilus or schoutedeni])
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Scarce/Schouteden's Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus/schoutedeni)
eBird version 2018:
Scarce/Schouteden's Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus/schoutedeni)
eBird version 2019:
Scarce/Schouteden's Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus/schoutedeni)
eBird version 2021:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Scarce Swift ( Schoutedenapus myoptilus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Apus myoptilus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Afrikaans: Skaarswindswael
Catalan: falciot cuallarg de Shoa
Czech: rorýs myší
Danish: Tågeskovssejler
German: Maus-/Schoutedensegler, Maussegler
English: Scarce or Schouteden's Swift, Scarce Swift, Scarce/Schouteden's Swift
English, HBW: Scarce Swift, Scarce/Schouteden's Swift
English (IOC): Scarce Swift, Scarce/Schouteden's Swift
English (Kenya): Scarce Swift
English (United States): Scarce Swift, Scarce/Schouteden's Swift
Esperanto: Rara ŝudetenapuso
Spanish: Vencejo de Shoa, Vencejo de Shoa/del Congo, Vencejo de Shoa/del Congo
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo de Shoa, Vencejo de Shoa/del Congo
Estonian: händpiiritaja
Finnish: sokkokiitäjä
French: Martinet de Shoa, Martinet de Shoa ou M. de Schouteden, Salangane de Shoa
Croatian: dugorepa čiopica
Hungarian: egér sarlósfecske
Italian: Rondone murino
Japanese (romaji): enbiamatsubame/kongoenbiamatsubame
Japanese: エンビアマツバメ, エンビアマツバメ/コンゴエンビアマツバメ
Scientific: Apus myoptilus, Schoutedenapus [myoptilus or schoutedeni], Schoutedenapus myoptilus, Schoutedenapus myoptilus/schoutedeni
Lithuanian: retasis afrikinis čiurlys
Dutch: Shoagierzwaluw
Norwegian: bergseiler, bergseiler/kivuseiler
Polish: afrojerzyk mysi, afrojerzyk mysi/kongijski
Portuguese: andorinhão-de-shoa
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-xoa
Russian: Мышиная салангана, Мышиная/Рувензорская салангана
Slovak: srp myšací, srp myšací/konžský
Swedish: flock-/schoutedenseglare, flockseglare
Turkish: Shoa/Schouteden ebabili, Şoa Ebabili
Ukrainian: серпокрилець зімбабвійський
Chinese: 珍雨燕
Chinese (Traditional): 珍雨燕

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