Swifts (Apodidae)

Short-tailed Swift (Chaetura brachyura) - HBW 5, p. 445

French: Martinet polioure German: Stutzschwanzsegler Spanish: Vencejo Rabón

Taxonomy: Acanthylis brachyura Jardine, 1846, Tobago.
Four subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

  • brachyura (Jardine, 1846) - Panama E to the Guianas and Trinidad, S to WC Brazil and N Bolivia.
  • praevelox Bangs & Penard, 1918 - Grenada, St Vincent and Tobago.
  • ocypetes Zimmer, 1953 - SW Ecuador and extreme NW Peru.
  • cinereocauda (Cassin, 1852) - NC Brazil.

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