Bradfield’s Swift
Photo © Thibaud Aronson
Photo © Thibaud Aronson — CC BY-SA 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #87981498Bradfield's swift (Apus bradfieldi) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the South African naturalist R. D. Bradfield (1882–1949).
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