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Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni)
Apus berliozi bensoni Brooke, RK 1969
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus berliozi bensoni
Original description
Citation:
Brooke, RK 1969
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
89 p.12
Protonym:
Apus berliozi bensoni
Type locality:
Kilifi, Kenya 100 ft.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126847#page/38/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
0F275DF18850338C
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F275DF1
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F275DF1
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693385
Geographic range:
- Apus berliozi bensoni: breeds southern Arabia (southern Yemen and southwest Oman) and coastal Somalia; winters to coastal Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni)
French:
Martinet de Berlioz (bensoni)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni) ( Apus berliozi bensoni) |
| Avilist 2025: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus berliozi bensoni [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
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English: Forbes-Watson's Swift (bensoni)
French: Martinet de Berlioz (bensoni)
Scientific: Apus berliozi bensoni
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