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Species profile—Apus nipalensis (house swift)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets) → Apus nipalensis (house swift)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Apodidae (swifts and swiftlets)
Scientific name
Apus nipalensis (Hodgson, 1837)
Common name
house swift
WildNet taxon ID
18827
Synonym(s)
Apus affinis
Alternate name(s)
little swift
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=18827.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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