The Horus swift (Apus horus) is a small bird in the swift family Apodidae that is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Horus, whose name this bird commemorates...
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Look up Horus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Horus is a god of the ancient Egyptian religion. Horus may also refer to: Horus name, an ancient Egyptian...
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acuticauda) Little swift (Apus affinis) House swift (Apus nipalensis) Horus swift (Apus horus) White-rumped swift (Apus caffer) Bates's swift (Apus batesi)...
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The Loanda swift (Apus horus toulsoni) is a bird in the family Apodidae. Many taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Horus swift. It is found...
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babbler Horsfield's bronze cuckoo Horus swift Hose's broadbill House bunting House crow House finch House sparrow House swift Huallaga tanager Huambo cisticola...
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singalensis House swift (Apus nipalensis) Subspecies: A. n. nipalensis, A. n. subfurcatus, A. n. furcatus, & A. n. kuntzi Horus swift (Apus horus) Subspecies:...
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Apus affinis House swift, Apus nipalensis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer Bates's swift Apus batesi Known fossil species are: Apus...
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List of birds of Kenya (section Swifts)
berliozi (teleka Somali) Little swift, Apus affinis (teleka mdogo) Horus swift, Apus horus (teleka koo-kijivu) White-rumped swift, Apus caffer (teleka kiuno-cheupe)...
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List of birds of Uganda (section Swifts)
niansae Pallid swift, Apus pallidus (A) African swift, Apus barbatus Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer...
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List of birds of Nigeria (section Swifts)
swift, Apus aequatorialis Common swift, Apus apus Pallid swift, Apus pallidus African swift, Apus barbatus (A) Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift...
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List of birds of Africa (section Swifts)
Horus swift, Apus horus (E) White-rumped swift, Apus caffer Bates's swift, Apus batesi (E) African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus Malagasy palm-swift,...
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have placed this species in a clade with white-rumped swift, horus swift, house swift and little swift. Its common name and Latin binomial commemorate George...
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List of birds of Zimbabwe (section Swifts)
swift, Apus barbatus Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus Order: Gruiformes Family:...
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Diederik cuckoo Burchell's coucal Alpine swift African black swift Little swift Horus swift White-rumped swift Knysna turaco Barn owl Cape eagle-owl Spotted...
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List of birds of Angola (section Swifts)
pallidus African swift, Apus barbatus (A) Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer...
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List of birds of Tanzania (section Swifts)
African swift, Apus barbatus Forbes-Watson's swift, Apus berliozi (A) Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer...
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swift, Apus barbatus Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer Bates's swift, Apus batesi African palm-swift...
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List of birds of the Netherlands (section Swifts)
Pacific swift, Apus pacificus (A) Little swift, Apus affinis (A) Horus swift, Apus horus (A) Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Rallidae is a large family...
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List of birds of Botswana (section Swifts)
Common swift, Apus apus African swift, Apus barbatus (B) Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi (A) Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus (B) White-rumped...
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Abyssinian ground hornbill, lesser spotted eagle, African marsh harrier, Horus swift, turn-tailed ravens, red-winged sterling, and others. Other animals include...
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List of birds of South Africa (section Swifts)
to resemble bark or leaves. Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds...
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List of birds of Zambia (section Swifts)
pallidus (A) African swift, Apus barbatus Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus...
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List of least concern birds (section Swifts)
Forbes-Watson's swift Bradfield's swift White-rumped swift Horus swift Nyanza swift House swift Pacific swift Pallid swift Plain swift Short-tailed swift Chapman's...
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nightjar Caprimulgus pectoralis uncommon Horus swift Apus horus rare Little swift Apus affinis regular African palm-swift Cypsiurus parvus common Speckled mousebird...
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List of birds of Gauteng (section Swifts)
swift, Apus barbatus Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer African palm-swift, Cypsiurus parvus Order: Gruiformes Family:...
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List of birds of Somalia (section Swifts)
swift, Apus melba Common swift, Apus apus (A) Nyanza swift, Apus niansae Forbes-Watson's swift, Apus berliozi Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift,...
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List of birds of Namibia (section Swifts)
apus African swift, Apus barbatus Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer...
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List of birds of Senegal (section Swifts)
swift, Apus aequatorialis (A) Common swift, Apus apus Plain swift, Apus unicolor (A) Pallid swift, Apus pallidus (A) Little swift, Apus affinis Horus...
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depicted with a woman's body and a hare's head. She was taken into the cult of Horus and later of Ra. Her name can be represented with five different hieroglyphs...
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African black swift, Apus barbatus Bradfield's swift, Apus bradfieldi Little swift, Apus affinis Horus swift, Apus horus White-rumped swift, Apus caffer...
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