Lesser Antillean swift
Appearance
Lesser Antillean swift | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Apodidae |
Genus: | Chaetura |
Species: | C. martinica
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Binomial name | |
Chaetura martinica (Hermann, 1783)
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The lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. There is a possible record from Nevis. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Chaetura martinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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