Biology:Mato Grosso swift

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Short description: Species of bird

Mato Grosso swift
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Chaetura
Species:
C. viridipennis
Binomial name
Chaetura viridipennis
Cherrie, 1916

The Mato Grosso swift (Chaetura viridipennis) also known as the Amazonian swift, is in the family Apodidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil , Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Chapman's swift.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1265128 entry