Avibase: Apus balstoni mayottensis (Madagascar Swift (mayottensis))

Madagascar Swift (mayottensis)

Apus balstoni mayottensis (Nicoll, MJ 1906)

Classification

Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Apus
Scientific:
  Apus balstoni mayottensis

Original description

Citation:
(Nicoll, MJ 1906)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 16 p.104

Protonym:
Cypselus mayottensis

Type locality:
Mayotte Island, Comoro Group.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100946#page/130/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
FC13BBD3510DFDB4

Avibase ID:
avibase-FC13BBD3

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/FC13BBD3

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 693380

Geographic range:

Apus balstoni mayottensis: Comoros

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Madagascar Swift (mayottensis)
French:
Martinet malgache (mayottensis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Madagascar Swift (mayottensis) ( Apus balstoni mayottensis)
Avilist 2025: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
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Clements 6th edition: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apus apus mayottensis [version 2]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apus apus mayottensis [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus barbatus mayottensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apus balstoni mayottensis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Apus balstoni

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