Kingdom Animalia Order Apodiformes Genus Tachymarptis Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Family Apodidae Higher classification Tachymarptis | |
Scientific name Tachymarptis aequatorialis Similar Horus swift, Nyanza swift, Bradfield's swift, African black swift, Scarce swift | ||
The mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) is a species of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It is one of two species in the genus Tachymarptis together with the alpine swift (T. melba). It occurs widely in eastern Africa and locally in western Africa. It is found in Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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