Malagasy black swift

This article is about the bird. For the lizards sometimes known as Madagascar swifts, see Oplurus.

The Malagasy black swift (Apus balstoni) or Madagascar swift, is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands.

Malagasy black swift
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Genus:	Apus
Species:	A. balstoni
Binomial name
Apus balstoni (Bartlett, E, 1880)
Range[2]   Apus balstoni   Apus barbatus

Habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Subspecies

• A. b. balstoni – Madagascar
• A. b. mayottensis – Comoro Islands