Dark-rumped Swift

Dark-rumped Swift
Dark-rumped Swift
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Apus
Species: A. acuticauda
Binomial name
Apus acuticauda
(Jerdon, 1864)

The Dark-rumped Swift (Apus acuticauda) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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