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Bates's Swift

Apus batesi
Family
Swifts
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
batswi1, BASW
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilySwifts (Apodidae)
SpeciesApus batesi
Codesbatswi1, BASW
Identification

The Bates's Swift (Apus batesi) is a member of the Swifts family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code batswi1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Swifts
Black Swift
Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-fronted Swift
Cypseloides storeri
White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Bates's Swift photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Apus batesi

Family: Swifts

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: batswi1