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Antillean Palm Swift
Tachornis phoenicobia
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About the Antillean Palm Swift
The Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found on the Caribbean islands of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
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Classification
- Scientific name
- Tachornis phoenicobia
- Family
- Swifts
- Order
- Apodiformes
Similar species
Other members of the swifts family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.
- Black Swift Cypseloides niger
- Chestnut-collared Swift Streptoprocne rutila
- Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi
- Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila cayennensis
- Mariana Swiftlet Aerodramus bartschi
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi
- White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris
- White-fronted Swift Cypseloides storeri
- White-naped Swift Streptoprocne semicollaris
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