Tachornis
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Tachornis is a genus of swift
in the Apodidae family.
It contains the following species:
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:
- Pygmy Palm Swift (Tachornis furcata)
- Neotropical Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata)
- Antillean Palm SwiftAntillean Palm SwiftThe Antillean Palm Swift is a small swift. It has distinctive black-and-white markings on its underparts, rump, and throat, making it one of the most unmistakable species of swifts in North America....
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