Böhm's Spinetail | |
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Information | |
Common Name | Bat-like Spinetail |
Range | Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. |
Scientific Classification | |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Class | Aves |
Order | Apodiformes |
Family | Apodidae |
Genus | Neafrapus |
Species | Neafrapus boehmi |
Conservation Status | |
Least Concern |
The Böhm's spinetail (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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.