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Tachornis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Tachornis

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Apodidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Apodiformes

Tachornis

Lower classifications
  
Neotropical palm swift, Antillean palm swift, Pygmy palm swift

Tachornis squamata


Tachornis is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species:

Contents

  • Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
  • Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
  • Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
  • Tachornis uranoceles (fossil; Late Pleistocene of Puerto Rico)

    • Fork tailed palm swift tachornis squamata amazon birds


    References

    Tachornis Wikipedia
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