Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) [XC27729]
by Geoffrey Monchaux from Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Preserve, Dangriga Prov., Belize (call)
Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila cayennensis) [XC95620]
by Marco Cruz from Sacha Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador (call)
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.