Malagasy black swift
{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{about|the bird|the lizards sometimes known as Madagascar swifts|Oplurus}}
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| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Apus
| species = balstoni
| authority = (Bartlett, E, 1880)
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| range_map = Apus balstoni verspreiding in rooi.png
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The Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni) or Madagascar swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It is endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Subspecies
- A. b. balstoni – Madagascar
- A. b. mayottensis – Comoro Islands
References
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Category:Taxa named by Edward Bartlett
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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