Streptoprocne
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Streptoprocne is a genus
of swift
s in the Apodidae family. It contains five species
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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...
s in the Apodidae family. It contains five species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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Species
- Biscutate SwiftBiscutate SwiftThe Biscutate Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded...
(Streptoprocne biscutata) - Tepui SwiftTepui SwiftThe Tepui Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela....
(Streptoprocne phelpsi) - White-naped SwiftWhite-naped SwiftThe White-naped Swift is the largest representative of the swift family in the New World and possibly the world. This bird is found principally in western and central Mexico, with one record on the Guatemalan border....
(Streptoprocne semicollaris) - White-collared SwiftWhite-collared SwiftThe White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris, is a resident breeding bird from central Mexico, the Greater Antilles and Trinidad south to Peru, northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil....
(Streptoprocne zonaris) - Chestnut-collared SwiftChestnut-collared SwiftThe Chestnut-collared Swift, Streptoprocne rutila, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru and Bolivia. It was one of the species of Cypseloides controversially moved to Streptoprocne by the AOU ....
(Streptoprocne rutila)