White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta

A specimen of a White-rumped Swift Apus caffer was recently noted in a local collection of stuffed birds. It was dated but had not been identified. This species has never been recorded in Malta. The specimen in question had been shot on 25 May 1974 at Il-Faqqanija. It was among a loose flock of abou...

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Main Authors: Sultana, Joe, Mallia, Manwel
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Malta Ornithological Society 1988
Subjects:
Birds > Malta
Swifts > Malta
Apus (Birds)
Apodiformes
Apus apus
Online Access:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38200
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/38200 2023-05-15T14:17:13+02:00 White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta Sultana, Joe Mallia, Manwel 1988 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38200 en eng Malta Ornithological Society Sultana, J., & Mallia, M. (1988). White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta. Il-Merill, 25, 16. https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38200 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Birds -- Malta Swifts -- Malta Apus (Birds) Apodiformes article 1988 ftunivmalta 2021-10-16T18:00:52Z A specimen of a White-rumped Swift Apus caffer was recently noted in a local collection of stuffed birds. It was dated but had not been identified. This species has never been recorded in Malta. The specimen in question had been shot on 25 May 1974 at Il-Faqqanija. It was among a loose flock of about 200 Swifts Apus apus. N/A Article in Journal/Newspaper Apus apus University of Malta: OAR@UM
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topic Birds -- Malta
Swifts -- Malta
Apus (Birds)
Apodiformes
spellingShingle Birds -- Malta
Swifts -- Malta
Apus (Birds)
Apodiformes
Sultana, Joe
Mallia, Manwel
White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta
topic_facet Birds -- Malta
Swifts -- Malta
Apus (Birds)
Apodiformes
description A specimen of a White-rumped Swift Apus caffer was recently noted in a local collection of stuffed birds. It was dated but had not been identified. This species has never been recorded in Malta. The specimen in question had been shot on 25 May 1974 at Il-Faqqanija. It was among a loose flock of about 200 Swifts Apus apus. N/A
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Sultana, Joe
Mallia, Manwel
author_facet Sultana, Joe
Mallia, Manwel
author_sort Sultana, Joe
title White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta
title_short White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta
title_full White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta
title_fullStr White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta
title_full_unstemmed White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta
title_sort white-rumped swift apus gaffer - a new record for malta
publisher Malta Ornithological Society
publishDate 1988
url https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38200
genre Apus apus
genre_facet Apus apus
op_relation Sultana, J., & Mallia, M. (1988). White-rumped swift Apus gaffer - a new record for Malta. Il-Merill, 25, 16.
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/38200
op_rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder.
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