Biscutate swift

The biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Brazil and Paraguay.

Biscutate swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Streptoprocne
Species:
S. biscutata
Binomial name
Streptoprocne biscutata
(Sclater, 1865)

Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Streptoprocne biscutata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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