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Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift
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Hummingbirds & swifts

Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila cayennensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishLesser Swallow-tailed Swift
DutchCayennegierzwaluw
SpanishVencejo tijereta menor
Chinese小燕尾雨燕
Scientific namePanyptila cayennensis (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The lesser swallow-tailed swift or Cayenne swift (Panyptila cayennensis) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found from southern Mexico through Central America; in every mainland South America country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay; and on Trinidad.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyApodidae
GenusPanyptila

In Suriname

284Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1903First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini135
  • Brokopondo48
  • Para42
  • Commewijne30
  • Paramaribo23
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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