Tuesday, June 5, 2012

>Cypseloides rothschildi (Rothschild's Swift)

Rothschild's Swift







Rothschild's Swift
Conservation status

Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Cypseloides
Species:C. rothschildi
Binomial name
Cypseloides rothschildi
Zimmer, 1945
The Rothschild's Swift (Cypseloides rothschildi) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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