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.

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) [XC7927]
by Nick Athanas from Pico Caled\u00f4nia, RJ, Brazil (call)

Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) [XC338676]
by Jeremy Minns from Serra da Capivara National Park, state of Piau\u00ed, Brazil (flight 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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