Apus melba Linnaeus 1758 (alpine swift)
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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 balstoni, 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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