Phylum Chordata Rank Species | Family Apodidae Scientific name Neafrapus boehmi Higher classification Neafrapus | |
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Similar Neafrapus, São Tomé spinetail, Schouteden's swift, Cassin's spinetail, Mottled spinetail | ||
Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
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
Böhm's spinetail Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA