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;[[:Category:Tachornis|Tachornis]] furcata | ;[[:Category:Tachornis|Tachornis]] furcata | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 10 cm. A tiny swift. | |
| − | + | * Long, thin wings | |
| + | * Deeply forked tail | ||
| + | * Uniformly brown upperparts | ||
| + | * Whitish throat, brown breast band, whitish mid-belly, mid-brown rest of underparts | ||
| + | * ''nigrodorsalis'' with blacker upperparts and whiter throat | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | It is found in [[Colombia]] and [Venezuela]. | + | It is found in northeast [[Colombia]] and western [[Venezuela]].<br /> |
| + | Common in its small range. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Formerly placed in the monospecific genus ''Micropanyptila'' or together with [[Fork-tailed Palm Swift]] in ''Reinarda''. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''T. f. furcata'': | ||
| + | :*Lowlands of northeast [[Colombia]] and northwest [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | *''T. f. nigrodorsalis'': | ||
| + | :*Lowlands of western [[Venezuela]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. | Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Feeds on insects. Forages in small flocks in the air. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Nests recorded in July, February and January. The nest is shaped like a bag and made of feathers glued together with salivary cement. It's attached in a palm tree. | ||
| + | ====Movements==== | ||
| + | Probably a resident species. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tachornis+furcata}} | {{GSearch|Tachornis+furcata}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Tachornis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Tachornis]] | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 10 May 2018
Alternative name: Pygmy Palm Swift
- Tachornis furcata
Identification
10 cm. A tiny swift.
- Long, thin wings
- Deeply forked tail
- Uniformly brown upperparts
- Whitish throat, brown breast band, whitish mid-belly, mid-brown rest of underparts
- nigrodorsalis with blacker upperparts and whiter throat
Distribution
It is found in northeast Colombia and western Venezuela.
Common in its small range.
Taxonomy
Formerly placed in the monospecific genus Micropanyptila or together with Fork-tailed Palm Swift in Reinarda.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- T. f. furcata:
- T. f. nigrodorsalis:
- Lowlands of western Venezuela
Habitat
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on insects. Forages in small flocks in the air.
Breeding
Nests recorded in July, February and January. The nest is shaped like a bag and made of feathers glued together with salivary cement. It's attached in a palm tree.
Movements
Probably a resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pygmy Palm Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pygmy_Palm_Swift
