Swifts (Apodidae)
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) - HBW 5, p. 448
French: Martinet de Cayenne
German: Kleiner Schwalbensegler
Spanish: Vencejo Tijereta Chico
Other common names: Cayenne Swift
Taxonomy: Hirundo cayennensis J. F. Gmelin, 1789, Cayenne.
Separation into races may prove to be unjustified. Two subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- veraecrucis R. T. Moore, 1947 - E Mexico (Veracruz) to N Honduras.
- cayennensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - S Honduras S through Central America, with scattered distribution in W Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, NE Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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adult are nesting Locality Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia
David Caro 1 January 2008 37 weeks ago 32 sec 2.8 -
An active nest under a bridge. Locality Frontera Corozal, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp veraecrucis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 April 2009 2 years ago 22 sec 2.5
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Adult in flight
Locality Cayenne, French Guiana
Hervé MICHEL 1 October 2009 2 years ago 2.8 -
One of two individuals caught by hand after entering a building at night in Watershed 152, Paragominas.
Locality Paragominas, Pará State, Brazil (ssp cayennensis)
Alexander Lees 30 October 2010 28 weeks ago 2.3
- No sound recordings available yet
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