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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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- Apus salimalii
Identification
Similar species
Various other white-rumped swifts. See the following for a detailed comparison: Identifying small white-rumped swifts.
Distribution
Found on the eastern Tibetan plateau and western Sichuan, China.
Winter range unknown.
Taxonomy
Has been included in Fork-tailed Swift.
Subspecies
Clements regards this as a monotypic species.
Habitat
Behaviour
Highly gregarious, high flying and fast, this swift can be found flying over towns and sea coasts as well as forested mountains.
Feeds on various insects, taken in flight.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2011. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.10). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Salim Ali's Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Salim_Ali%27s_Swift
