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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group of birds flying past. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp brachyura)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 1 year ago 10 sec 3.5 -
Several birds in flight. Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp brachyura)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 36 sec 3.3 -
A bird flying past. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp brachyura)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 1 year ago 12 sec 2.7 -
A bird, and then accompanied by a second, flying past. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp brachyura)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 1 year ago 21 sec 2.5 -
A bird fluttering about. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp brachyura)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 2.4 -
Several views of flying birds. Locality Weg naar Zee, Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname (ssp brachyura)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 10 July 2011 1 year ago 16 sec 2.3
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Bird in flight.
Locality Mana, French Guiana (ssp brachyura)
Patrick Ingremeau 13 August 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Abuná Province, Pando Department, Bolivia (ssp brachyura)
Joe Tobias 7 November 2005 24 weeks ago 2.5 -
A bird in flight
Locality Belém, Pará State, Brazil
Arthur Grosset 10 November 2005 3 years ago 2.5 -
Two birds in flight
Locality Belém, Pará State, Brazil
Arthur Grosset 10 November 2005 3 years ago 2 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, Amazonas State, Brazil (ssp brachyura)
Josep del Hoyo 26 July 2011 1 year ago 1.5
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