Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)

Other Names (World)
Great Swallow-tailed Swift, Geronimo Swift

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Salvin, 1863

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 600 - 1,850 m.

Range (Guide)

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua.

Southern Mexico (Nayarit and Jalisco south to Chiapas), central Guatemala and southern Honduras.

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

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 49,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) [XC179300]
by John van Dort from Aldea El Horno, San Marcos de Col\u00f3n, Choluteca, Honduras (song)

Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) [XC264028]
by John van Dort from Monta\u00f1a de Izopo, Sector Las Moras, Honduras (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) - 10 files

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