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
- No sound recordings available yet
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