Swifts (Apodidae)

Böhm's Spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi) - HBW 5, p. 439

French: Martinet de Böhm German: Fledermaussegler Spanish: Vencejo de Böhm
Other common names: Böhm’s Spine-tailed Swift, Bat-like Spinetail

Taxonomy: Chaetura Böhmi Schalow, 1882, Tanzania.
Genus formerly merged with Chaetura or Mearnsia. Intergrades between nominate race and sheppardi occur in upper Zambezi Valley. Two subspecies normally recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

boehmi (Schalow, 1882) - W & CE Angola, S Zaire, W & N Zambia and W Tanzania.
sheppardi (Roberts, 1922) - SE Kenya and E Tanzania; E & SE Zambia, N & E Zimbabwe, Mozambique and NE South Africa.

Least Concern

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Several individuals hawking over a man-made dam Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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Several individuals hawking over an artificial dam Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
nvoaden 24 July 2011 1 year ago 3.3
Several individuals hawking over an artificial dam Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
nvoaden 24 July 2011 1 year ago 3.2
Several individuals hawking over an artificial dam Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
nvoaden 24 July 2011 1 year ago 3
Several individuals hawking over an artifical dam Locality Kakanda, Katanga Province, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
nvoaden 24 July 2011 1 year ago 3