Bat-like Spinetail Neafrapus boehmi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (28)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip Chantler and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 12, 2013
Text last updated April 12, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Witpensstekelstert |
| Bulgarian | Прилеповиден иглоопашат бързолет |
| Catalan | falciot cuaespinós de Boehm |
| Croatian | sivogrla čiopa |
| Czech | rorýs netopýří |
| Danish | Korthalet Flagermussejler |
| Dutch | Böhmgierzwaluw |
| English | Bat-like Spinetail |
| English (AVI) | Böhm's Spinetail |
| English (Kenya) | Böhm's Spinetail |
| English (United States) | Bat-like Spinetail |
| Estonian | miombo-kammsaba |
| Finnish | idänlepakkokiitäjä |
| French | Martinet de Böhm |
| German | Fledermaussegler |
| Japanese | ダルマハリオアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | flaggermusseiler |
| Polish | kolcosternik kusy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Rabo-espinhoso de Böhm |
| Russian | Колючехвост-нетопырь |
| Serbian | Bemova iglorepa čiopa |
| Slovak | srp netopierí |
| Spanish | Vencejo de Böhm |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo de Böhm |
| Swedish | fladdermusseglare |
| Turkish | Böhm İğnekuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Голкохвіст ангольський |
| Zulu | inhlolamvulesalulwane |
Neafrapus boehmi (Schalow, 1882)
PROTONYM:
Chaetura Böhmi
Schalow, 1882. Ornithologisches Centralblatt 7, p.183.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rakowa, i.e. Kakoma, Tanganyika Territory.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- NEAFRAPUS
- boehmi / boehmii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Neafrapus boehmi boehmi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W and CE Angola, S DRCongo, W and N Zambia and W Tanzania.
Neafrapus boehmi boehmi (Schalow, 1882)
PROTONYM:
Chaetura Böhmi
Schalow, 1882. Ornithologisches Centralblatt 7, p.183.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Rakowa, i.e. Kakoma, Tanganyika Territory.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- NEAFRAPUS
- boehmi / boehmii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Neafrapus boehmi sheppardi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SE Kenya and E Tanzania; E and SE Zambia, N and E Zimbabwe, Mozambique and NE South Africa.
Neafrapus boehmi sheppardi (Roberts, 1922)
PROTONYM:
Notafrapus sheppardi
Roberts, 1922. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8, p.218.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Beira, Portuguese East Africa.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2025
Definitions
- NEAFRAPUS
- boehmi / boehmii
- sheppardi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Bat-like Spinetail
