Böhm's spinetail

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Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.

Böhm's spinetail
Böhm's spinetails in southern Mozambique
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Neafrapus
Species:
N. boehmi
Binomial name
Neafrapus boehmi
(Schalow, 1882)

It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It occurs in the vicinity of Baobab trees and nests in cavities in the trees.

The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Neafrapus boehmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22686672A130109598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22686672A130109598.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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