Fernando Po swift
| Fernando Po swift | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. sladeniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Apus sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904)
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| Synonyms | |
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Apus barbatus ssp. sladeniae (Ogilvie-Grant, 1904) | |
The Fernando Po swift (Apus sladeniae) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
Some taxonomists consider this bird to be a subspecies of the African black swift (Apus barbatus).
It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.
The specific epithet is for Constance Sladen, who provided financial support for its discovery.