Swifts (Apodidae)
Pygmy Swift (Tachornis furcata) - HBW 5, p. 447
French: Martinet pygmée
German: Däumlingssegler
Spanish: Vencejillo Venezolano
Taxonomy: Micropanyptila furcata Sutton, 1928, Guachi, Zulia, Venezuela.
Previously placed in monospecific genus Micropanyptila; alternatively, on occasion in Reinarda, with T. squamata. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- furcata (Sutton, 1928) - NE Colombia and NW Venezuela.
- nigrodorsalis (Aveledo & Pons, 1952) - W Venezuela.
- Least Concern
- No videos available yet
- No photographs available yet
- No sound recordings available yet
Email this page