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Madagascar Swift (balstoni)
Apus balstoni balstoni (Bartlett, E 1880)
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Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus balstoni balstoni
Classification
Order:Apodiformes
Family:
Apodidae
Genus:
Apus
Scientific:
Apus balstoni balstoni
Original description
Citation:
(Bartlett, E 1880)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1879, pt.4 p.770
Imprint year:
1879
Protonym:
Cypselus balstoni
Type locality:
Betsileo, Madagascar.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90455#page/576/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
16765BAF7E61DBA4
Avibase ID:
avibase-16765BAF
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/16765BAF
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693376
English:
Madagascar Swift (balstoni)
French:
Martinet malgache (balstoni)
Madagascar Swift (balstoni)
French:
Martinet malgache (balstoni)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar Swift (balstoni) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar Swift (balstoni) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Swift (balstoni) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Madagascar Swift (balstoni) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Madagascar Swift (nominate) ( Apus balstoni balstoni) |
| Avilist 2025: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus apus balstoni [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus apus balstoni [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus barbatus balstoni [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus balstoni balstoni [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Madagascar Swift, Madagascar Swift (balstoni), Madagascar Swift (nominate)
French: Martinet malgache, Martinet malgache (balstoni), Martinet malgache (nominal), Martinet malgache (nominale), Martinet malgache (race nominale)
Scientific: Apus apus balstoni, Apus balstoni balstoni, Apus barbatus balstoni, Apus sladeniae balstoni, Cypselus balstoni
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