Swifts (Apodidae)

Schouteden's Swift (Schoutedenapus schoutedeni) - HBW 5, p. 435

French: Martinet de Schouteden German: Schoutedensegler Spanish: Vencejo del Congo
Other common names: Congo Swift

Taxonomy: Apus schoutedeni Prigogine, 1960, Butokolo, Zaire.
Genus previously merged into Apus; affinities uncertain. Formerly considered a race of S. myoptilus. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Zaire, where collected from Mubandakika, Butokolo, Bionga and Kamituga.

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