Tachymarptis
Sign in to saveTachymarptis is a genus of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It contains the Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) of Eurasia and Africa and the mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) of Africa. They are large swifts with relatively broad wings, a large head, a medium-length forked tail and white in the underparts.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderApodiformes
- FamilyApodidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Apodidae
- Collections
- BSNS, GNM
- Recorded in
- Kenya, Namibia
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Tachymarptis is a genus of bird in the swift family, Apodidae. It contains the Alpine swift (Tachymarptis melba) of Eurasia and Africa and the mottled swift (Tachymarptis aequatorialis) of Africa. They are large swifts with relatively broad wings, a large head, a medium-length forked tail and white in the underparts.
==Taxonomy== The genus Tachymarptis was introduced in 1922 by the South African zoologist Austin Roberts with Hirundo melba Linnaeus, 1758, the alpine swift, as the type species. The name Tachymarptis comes from Greek takhus ("fast") and marptis ("seizer").
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