Bat-like Spinetail
Neafrapus boehmi
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
- FamilyApodidae (Swifts)
- GenusNeafrapus (Short-tailed Spinetails)
- SpeciesNeafrapus boehmi (Bat-like Spinetail)
About the Bat-like Spinetail
Böhm's spinetail, also Bohm's spinetail or Boehm's spinetail, (Neafrapus boehmi), also known as the bat-like spinetail, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, DRC, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It occurs in the vicinity of Baobab trees and nests in cavities in the trees.
The name of this bird commemorates the German zoologist Richard Böhm. Böhm's spinetail - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Bat-like Spinetail in Mkomazi National Park
LIVEiNaturalistClosest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Little Swift
Apus affinis
African Palm-Swift
Cypsiurus parvus
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
African Swift
Apus barbatus
Common Swift
Apus apus
Mottled Spinetail
Telacanthura ussheri
Mottled Swift
Tachymarptis aequatorialis
Nyanza Swift
Apus niansae
Horus Swift
Apus horus
Scarce Swift
Schoutedenapus myoptilus
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 2 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 10 | Selous Game Reserve | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |