Swifts (Apodidae)
Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) - HBW 5, p. 422
French: Martinet à collier interrompu
German: Schildsegler
Spanish: Vencejo Nuquiblanco Brasileño
Taxonomy: Chaetura biscutata P. L. Sclater, 1865, Rio de Janeiro and Ypanema, São Paulo, Brazil.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- seridoensis Sick, 1991 - Seridó, NE Brazil.
- biscutata (P. L. Sclater, 1865) - Minas Gerais S to Rio Grande do Sul, E Brazil; also recorded in Paraguay and N Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several large groups at dusk, descending simultaneously to roost in cliffs. Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp seridoensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 October 2008 4 years ago 50 sec 4.9 -
Two birds roosting in big rocks Locality Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil (ssp biscutata)
Josep del Hoyo 15 May 2005 7 years ago 36 sec 4.1 -
Huge flock in flight Locality Quixadá, Ceará State, Brazil
Ciro Albano 27 February 2012 1 year ago 41 sec 3.5
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Same place and birds of Josep video.
Locality Serra da Capivara National Park, Piauí State, Brazil (ssp seridoensis)
Ciro Albano 7 October 2008 4 years ago 3.8
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Flight calls. Locality Pico da Caledonia, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
(ssp biscutata)
Nick Athanas 22 October 2006 3 years ago 4
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