| Horus swift | |
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| Horus swift in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Apus |
| Species: | A. horus
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| Binomial name | |
| Apus horus (Heuglin, 1869)
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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, was the ancient Egyptian god of the sun, son of Osiris and Isis.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apus horus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22724997A94883170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22724997A94883170.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.