Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swifts :: Short-tailed Swift

Short-tailed Swift Chaetura brachyura

Described by: Jardine (1846)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 13, 2006 © William Hull  Napo Wildlife Center, Ecuador - Jan 13, 2006 © William Hull  Belém, Pará, Brazil - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Belém, Pará, Brazil - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

S. West Indies, n. and Amazonian South America;
(1) West Indies in the s. Lesser Antilles (Grenada, St. Vincent) and Tobago.
(2) C. and e. Panama, Colombia and Venezuela to Trinidad, Upper Amazonia, Guyana, Surinam and Guiana and s. e. of the Andes through e. Colombia, e. Eduador, e. Peru to n. and c. Bolivia and wc. Brazil.
(3) Nc. Brazil.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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