Tachornis
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Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata) | |
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Genus: | Tachornis Gosse, 1847
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Tachornis is a genus of swift in the Apodidae family. It contains the following species:
- Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
- Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
- Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Tachornis uranoceles (fossil; Late Pleistocene of Puerto Rico)