Swifts (Apodidae)
Fork-tailed Palm-swift (Tachornis squamata) - HBW 5, p. 448
French: Martinet claudia
German: Gabelschwanzsegler
Spanish: Vencejillo Tijereta
Other common names: Neotropical Palm-swift, Fork-tailed Swift
Taxonomy: Cypselus squamatus Cassin, 1853, Guyana.
Previously placed in genus Reinarda, alone or with T. furcata. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- semota (Riley, 1933) - E Ecuador and NE Peru through E Colombia and NW Brazil to S & E Venezuela; possibly also N Bolivia.
- squamata (Cassin, 1853) - the Guianas and Trinidad to C & E Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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In flight
Locality Mana, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 12 August 2009 1 year ago 3.3 -
A bird in flight
Locality Belém, Pará State, Brazil (ssp squamata)
Arthur Grosset 31 October 2005 2 years ago 3
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