Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 (alpine swift)

Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae

Alternative combination: Hirundo melba

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Apus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002 and Weesie 1988

Sister taxa: Apus apus, Apus pallidus, Apus wetmorei, Cypselus ignotus

Ecology: volant insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (3 collections), Italy (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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