Chestnut-collared Swift

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Chestnut-collared Swift (<em>Streptoprocne rutila</em>) is a species of Swifts (<em>Apodidae</em>) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Overview

Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila) is a species of Swifts (Apodidae) in the order Swifts and Hummingbirds.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Streptoprocne; binomial: Streptoprocne rutila; authority: (Vieillot, 1817).

Distribution

Breeding range: Middle America and South America.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Cypseloides rutilus is now placed in Streptoprocne (Marín & Stiles 1992; AOU 1998; SACC).

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