Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater, 1865)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil.

Vagrant to Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (30)...)

Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) [XC857188]
by Fernando Igor de Godoy from Ponte de madeira Bianco 5\u00ba (MB), S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Ausentes, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (flight call)

Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) [XC70814]
by Sidnei S. dos Santos from Vila Velha State Park, Paran\u00e1 state, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

seridoensis Sick, 1991 - Seridó, north-eastern Brazil.
biscutata (Sclater, 1865) - Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul, eastern Brazil. Also recorded in Paraguay and northern Argentina.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) - 10 files

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