White-tipped swift

The white-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

White-tipped swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aeronautes
Species:
A. montivagus
Binomial name
Aeronautes montivagus

References

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


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