Panyptila
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Panyptila is a genus of swift
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...

 in the Apodidae family.
It contains the following species:
  • Great Swallow-tailed Swift
    Great Swallow-tailed Swift
    The Great Swallow-tailed Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua....

     (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
  • Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
    Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
    The Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift or Cayenne Swift, Panyptila cayennensis, is a resident breeding bird from southern Mexico and Tobago south to Ecuador, eastern Peru and Brazil....

    (Panyptila cayennensis)
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