Madagascar Swift

This article is about the bird. For the lizards sometimes known as Madagascar swifts, see Oplurus.

Madagascar Swift
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Apus
Species:	A. balstoni
Binomial name
Apus balstoni (Bartlett, 1880)

The Madagascar Swift (Apus balstoni) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Apus balstoni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.