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Böhm's Spinetail

Neafrapus boehmi

Least Concern

翼開長

24.0 cm

体重

16.225 g

科

Apodidae

目

Caprimulgiformes

について

A small swift (9-10 cm) of miombo woodland and open savanna across eastern and southern Africa. Dark plumage with a white rump and belly. Short, spine-tipped tail. Aerial insectivore with distinctive fluttering, bat-like flight low over the treetops.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	24.0 cm	9.4 in
体重	16.225 g	0.57 oz

識別

羽毛

Small; dark brown-black upperparts; white rump patch; pale whitish underparts; very short stubby tail with prominent spiny tips; East African savanna species; tiny bat-like fluttering flight aided by extremely short tail and broad wings.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

分布域

Found in Central and East Africa from Cameroon east to Tanzania and Mozambique. Resident in open forest; often associated with baobab trees.

Diet & Feeding

Aerial diet of small flying insects and spiders; forages at speed over forest and open country.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Nest type: CP. Incubation: 14 days.

一腹卵数

2-3

鳴き声

さえずり

Soft, high twittering with delicate sibilant quality; rapid flutter of tiny notes almost insect-like in pitch and rhythm.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
科	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Neafrapus
種	Neafrapus boehmi

Distribution

Böhm's Spinetail has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded