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White-naped Swift
Streptoprocne semicollaris
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About the White-naped Swift
The white-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris) is the largest representative of the swift family in the New World and one of the two largest species in the world. Only the purple needletail of Asia may be slightly larger. This bird is found principally in western and central Mexico, with one record on the Guatemalan border. This species is essentially a bird of wild highland landscapes, where it favors cliff faces, deep river gorges and high crags. Its main habitats are pine-oak forests, tropical deciduous forests and second-growth scrub.
Source: Wikipedia
Classification
- Scientific name
- Streptoprocne semicollaris
- 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.
- Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
- 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
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