Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis)

Other Names (World)
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift, Cayenne Swift

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gmelin, 1789)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

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

Population
Estimated population is 500,000 - 4,999,999 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) [XC95620]
by Marco Cruz from Sacha Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador (call)

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) [XC663844]
by Daniel Lane from Usina Frei Caneca, Jaqueira, Pernambuco, Brazil (call, song)

Subspecies
Separation into subspecies may prove to be unjustified.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

veraecrucis (Gmelin, 1789) - Eastern Mexico (Veracruz) to northern Honduras.
cayennensis (Gmelin, 1789) - Southern Honduras south through Central America, with scattered distribution in western Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, north-eastern Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, Trinidad and the Guianas.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) - 10 files

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