Scarce Swift
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Swifts

Scarce Swift

Schoutedenapus myoptilus

LCLeast Concern
Family
Swifts (Apodidae)
Order
Apodiformes

Overview

The scarce swift (Schoutedenapus myoptilus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.
It has a disjunct range of presence throughout the Afromontane : Cameroon line, Albertine Rift montane forests, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Mozambique.
It is the only species in the genus Schoutedenapus. Schouteden's swift (Schoutedenapus schoutedeni) was previously considered a distinct species, but was found to be a darker juvenile or sub-adult scarce swift subspecies chapini.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.