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Fork-tailed Palm-Swift  

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  Alternate name
Tachornis squamata Scientific name
Apodiformes Order
Apodidae Family
13.2 cm Length
Forest, grassland, degraded former forest & urban areas. Found in:- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Tobago and Trinidad & Venezuela. Habitat-Altitude-Range
3 White eggs incubated by both parents for 21 days. Clutch
Airborne arthropods Food  
Gregarious Habits
1767 World Number
Least Concern Status

Photo by Arthur Grosset © all rights reserved          

Slideshow courtesy The Friends Of Worldbirds © all rights reserved

Fork-tailed Palm-Swift flight call
Tachornis squamata (0:17)
Ciro Albano XC4906
17-09-2005, Brazil

 
   
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