Monday, June 18, 2012

>Tachornis furcata (Pygmy Palm Swift)

Pygmy Palm Swift


 

Pygmy Palm Swift
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Tachornis
Species:T. furcata
Binomial name
Tachornis furcata
(Sutton, 1928)
The Pygmy Palm Swift (Tachornis furcata), also known as the Pygmy Swift, is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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