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Photo © by dacol
Jari do Socorro, Brazil
Chordeiles rupestris

Identification

Distribution

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies are recognized[1]:

  • C. r. xyostictus
  • C. r. rupestris

Habitat

Moist shrubland and rivers.

Behaviour

Photo © by Verner
Benin Dept. near Trinidad, Bolivia, November 2014

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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