[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Panyptila cayennensis | [IT] Rondone codadirondine minore | [UK] Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift | [FR] Martinet de Cayenne | [DE] Kleiner Schwalbensegler | [ES] Vencejo Tijereta Chico | [NL] Cayenne-gierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Cypsiurus cayennensis Panyptila cayennensis LA widespread Panyptila cayennensis cayennensis s Honduras …
Category Archive: Apodidae
Feb 17
Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Tachornis squamata | [IT] Rondone delle palme codaforcuta | [UK] Fork-tailed Palm Swift | [FR] Martinet claudia | [DE] Gabelschwanzsegler | [ES] Vencejillo Tijereta | [NL] Braziliaanse Palmgierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Physical charateristics Fork-tailed Palm Swift is a slender, narrow-winged species, 13.2 cm long, with a long forked …
Feb 17
Chapmans Swift (Chatura chapmani)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chatura chapmani | [IT] Rondone codaspinosa di Chapman | [UK] Chapmans Swift | [FR] Martinet de Chapman | [DE] Chapmansegler | [ES] Vencejo de Chapman | [NL] Chapman-gierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Monotypic species Physical charateristics Crown and back black, wings black with a blue gloss. Rump and uppercoverts greyish …
Feb 17
Band-rumped Swift (Chatura spinicaudus)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chatura spinicaudus | [IT] Rondone codaspinosa fuligginoso | [UK] Band-rumped Swift | [FR] Martinet spinicaude | [DE] Dornensegler | [ES] Vencejo Lomiblanco | [NL] Witbandgierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Chaetura spinicaudus LA Panama to c Brazil Chaetura spinicaudus aetherodroma Panama to w Colombia and …
Feb 17
Ashy-tailed Swift (Chatura andrei)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chatura andrei | [IT] Rondone codaspinosa codadicenere | [UK] Ashy-tailed Swift | [FR] Martinet d’Andre | [DE] Grauschwanzsegler | [ES] Vencejo de Tormenta | [NL] Andre-gierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Physical charateristics Upperparts dark smoky brown. Rump and upper tail-coverts smoky tail. Tail ashy grey with dark shafts and …
Feb 17
White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Streptoprocne zonaris | [IT] Rondone dal collare bianco | [UK] White-collared Swift | [FR] Martinet a collier blanc | [DE] Halsbandsegler | [ES] Vencejo Acollarado | [NL] Witkraaggierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Streptoprocne zonaris LA widespread, also Caribbean Streptoprocne zonaris albicincta s Venezuela and …
Feb 17
Short-tailed Swift (Chatura brachyura)
[order] Apodiformes | [family] Apodidae | [latin] Chatura brachyura | [IT] Rondone codaspinosa codacorta | [UK] Short-tailed Swift | [FR] Martinet polioure | [DE] Stutzschwanzsegler | [ES] Vencejo Rabon | [NL] Kortstaartgierzwaluw | [SU]Zwaluw Subspecies Genus Species subspecies Region Range Aeronautes brachyura Chaetura brachyura LA Panama through Amazonia Chaetura brachyura brachyura Panama to Trinidad and …
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