Swifts (Apodidae)
Antillean Palm-swift (Tachornis phoenicobia) - HBW 5, p. 447
French: Martinet petit-rollé
German: Kubasegler
Spanish: Vencejillo Antillano
Other common names: Palm Swift(!)
Taxonomy: Tachornis phœnicobia Gosse, 1847, Jamaica.
Formerly placed alone in present genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- iradii (Lembeye, 1850) - Cuba and I of Pines.
- phoenicobia Gosse, 1847 - Jamaica; Hispaniola and nearby islands of Saona, Beata and Vache.
- Least Concern
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