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'''Alternative name: Neotropical Palm Swift''' | '''Alternative name: Neotropical Palm Swift''' | ||
+ | [[Image:Tachornis squamata bf (Small).jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Rodrigo+Conte|Rodrigo Conte}}<br />Brasilia, Brazil, January 2014]] | ||
;[[:Category:Tachornis|Tachornis]] squamata | ;[[:Category:Tachornis|Tachornis]] squamata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Caribbean]]: [[Trinidad and Tobago]]<br /> | + | [[Caribbean]]: found only in [[Trinidad and Tobago]]<br /> |
− | [[South America]]: [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Brazil]] | + | [[South America]]: occurs in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Brazil]] and [[Guianas]] |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
*''T. s. semota'': | *''T. s. semota'': | ||
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:*[[Trinidad]] and the [[Guianas]] to Amazonian and eastern [[Brazil]] | :*[[Trinidad]] and the [[Guianas]] to Amazonian and eastern [[Brazil]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Tropical Savanna | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}} |
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tachornis+squamata}} | {{GSearch|Tachornis+squamata}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Tachornis]] |
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Alternative name: Neotropical Palm Swift
- Tachornis squamata
Identification
Distribution
Caribbean: found only in Trinidad and Tobago
South America: occurs in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Guianas
Taxonomy
- T. s. semota:
- T. s. squamata
Habitat
Tropical Savanna
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Fork-tailed Palm Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Fork-tailed_Palm_Swift