The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (Panyptila cayennensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is...
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great swallow-tailed swift shares genus Panyptila with the lesser swallow-tailed swift (P. cayennensis). It is monotypic. The great swallow-tailed swift is...
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striped swallow Lesser swallow-tailed swift Lesser swamp warbler Lesser vasa parrot Lesser violetear Lesser wagtail-tyrant Lesser whistling duck Lesser white-fronted...
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Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis) Genus Cypsiurus African palm swift (Cypsiurus...
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sanctihieronymi) Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis) Subspecies: P. c. veraecrucis, & P. c. cayennensis Genus Cypsiurus Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus...
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List of birds of South America (section Swallows)
(E-SA) Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis squamata (E-SA) Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Common swift, Apus apus (V) Alpine swift, Tachymarptis...
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introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the lesser swallow-tailed swift as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek...
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Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis LC Little swift, Apus affinis (A) LC Fork-tailed swift, Apus pacificus (A) LC Short-tailed swift, Chaetura...
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List of birds of Costa Rica (section Swallows)
Costa Rican swift, Chaetura fumosa (E-R) Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (vulnerable) Vaux's swift, Chaetura vauxi Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila...
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List of birds of Texas (section Long-tailed tits)
vauxi (accidental) White-throated swift, Aeronautes saxatalis Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis (accidental) Order: Apodiformes Family:...
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The Pacific swallow (Hirundo javanica) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family Hirundinidae. It breeds in tropical southern Asia and the islands...
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forked tail. In Anglophone Europe, it is just called the swallow; in northern Europe, it is the only member of family Hirundinidae called a "swallow" rather...
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List of birds of Brazil (section Swallows)
Tachymarptis melba (UC)(V) Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis squamata Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae...
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other swallows, martins, and saw-wings). In the Old World, the name "martin" tends to be used for the squarer-tailed species, and the name "swallow" for...
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List of least concern birds (section Swallows)
needletail Papuan spine-tailed swift Böhm's spinetail Cassin's spinetail Lesser swallow-tailed swift Great swallow-tailed swift Silver-rumped spinetail...
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List of birds of Peru (section Swallows)
Aeronautes andecolus Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis squamata Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae...
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parrot, pauraque,white collared swift, Lesser Swallow tailed swift, citrline trogon, violaceous trogon, slaty tailed trogon, blue crowned motmot, emerald...
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List of birds of Bolivia (section Swallows)
White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus Andean swift, Aeronautes andecolus Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis squamata Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila...
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the wet season. The red-breasted swallow is similar to the mosque swallow but is slightly smaller and has longer tail streamers, both species having a...
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List of birds of French Guiana (section Swallows)
palm-swift, Tachornis squamata Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Common swift, Apus apus (V) Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba (V) Order:...
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superficially similar to a large barn swallow or house martin although unrelated to these two species, since swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblance...
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the related swallows and the unrelated swifts (order Apodiformes). They have blue upperparts and dusky underparts. They resemble barn swallows, but are darker...
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parts of Australia. The welcome swallow is a small fast-flying bird. Its flying style is circular in pattern with swift darting motions. It has graceful...
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List of birds of Ecuador (section Swallows)
Aeronautes montivagus Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis squamata Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae...
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List of birds of Guyana (section Swallows)
White-tipped swift, Aeronautes montivagus Fork-tailed palm-swift, Tachornis squamata Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Order: Apodiformes Family:...
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List of birds of Mexico (section Long-tailed tits)
Vaux's swift, Chaetura vauxi White-throated swift, Aeronautes saxatalis Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis Great swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila...
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List of birds of Alagoas (section Swallows and martins)
Sick's swift (Chaetura meridionalis) Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata) Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis) Order: Apodiformes Family:...
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List of birds of Colombia (section Swallows)
Pygmy palm swift, Tachornis furcata (Sutton, 1928) Fork-tailed palm swift, Tachornis squamata (Cassin, 1853) Lesser swallow-tailed swift, Panyptila cayennensis...
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browner wings and tail, a red face and throat, and dusky underparts. It differs from the barn swallow and the closely related welcome swallow in its shorter...
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List of birds of Kenya (section Swallows)
rustica Ethiopian swallow, Hirundo aethiopica Angola swallow, Hirundo angolensis Wire-tailed swallow, Hirundo smithii Montane blue swallow, Hirundo atrocaerulea...
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