Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) [XC494702]
by Dante Buzzetti from Fazenda Pedra Branca, Esta\u00e7\u00e3o Ecol\u00f3gica de Murici, Murici, Alagoas, Brazil (call, song, calls, song in display)
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) [XC643362]
by Dante Buzzetti from Rio Itaueiras, Estreito, Maranh\u00e3o, Brazil (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.