Ashy-tailed Swift

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Ashy-tailed Swift (<em>Chaetura andrei</em>) is a species of Swifts (<em>Apodidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Overview

Ashy-tailed Swift (Chaetura andrei) is a species of Swifts (Apodidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Chaetura; binomial: Chaetura andrei; authority: Berlepsch & Hartert, EJO, 1902.

Distribution

Breeding range: South America.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

Split (11.1) Ashy-tailed Swift C. andrei from Vaux's Swift C. vauxi is based on genetic revision of genus Chaetura (Chesser et al. 2018; SACC 841).

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