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Dark-rumped swift

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Dark-rumped swift
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species:
A. acuticauda
Binomial name
Apus acuticauda
(Jerdon, 1864)

The dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Bhutan and Northeast India and is a vagrant to Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018) [errata version of 2017 assessment]. "Apus acuticauda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22686853A123787702. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22686853A117600944.en. Retrieved 26 September 2024.