Apus Scopoli 1777 (swift)
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Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Synonym: Cypselus Illiger 1811
Parent taxon: Apodinae according to J. Watanabe et al. 2018
See also Burney et al. 2008, Carroll 1988, Clements et al. 2017, Harrison 1984, Lambrecht 1933 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Apus apus Apus melba Apus pallidus Apus wetmorei Cypselus ignotus
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of France (1 collection), Greece (6), Hungary (1), Italy (2), Japan (1), Madagascar (1), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1), Yemen (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Hungary (1)
Total: 17 collections including 20 occurrences
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