Cape Verde Swift

分类位置

同属物种

布氏白腰雨燕

Blyth's Swift

Bradfield's Swift

Bradfield's Swift

普通雨燕 (普通楼燕)

Common Swift

印支白腰雨燕

Cook's Swift

暗背雨燕

Dark-rumped Swift

Fernando Po/African Black Swift

Fernando Po/African Black Swift

形态与习性

The Cape Verde swift or Alexander's swift (Apus alexandri) is a small bird of the swift family found only in the Cape Verde Islands. It has been recorded from all the islands except Santa Luzia although it probably breeds only on Santiago, Fogo, Brava, Santo Antão and São Nicolau. It is generally common with a stable population and is not considered to be threatened. The name Alexander's swift commemorates Boyd Alexander, an English ornithologist who led two expeditions to the islands in 1897.