A carcass of a House Swift (Apus nipalensis) found in Ladner, British Columbia on 18 May 2012 appears to be the first documented record of this species in the Americas. Identification is based on DNA sequencing and morphometric characters. University of British Columbia Beaty Biodiversity Museum Cowan Tetrapod Collection catalogue number B017056 has been assigned to this specimen (round study skin, spread wing, partial skeleton, and tissue samples).
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1 June 2017
First Record of House Swift (Apus nipalensis) in the Americas
Ildiko Szabo,
Kimberly Walters,
James Rourke,
Darren E. Irwin
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Vol. 129 • No. 2
June 2017
Vol. 129 • No. 2
June 2017
Apus nipalensis
first record
House Swift
range extension