Biscutate Swift
Streptoprocne biscutata(Sclater, PL, 1866)
English (US) Biscutate Swift
The Biscutate Swift (Streptoprocne biscutata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Streptoprocne biscutata
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Biscutate Swift
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1866)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Streptoprocne biscutata seridoensis
- Streptoprocne biscutata biscutata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Chaetura biscutata
- Described by
- (Sclater, PL, 1866)
- Type locality
- Rio de Janeiro and Ypanema, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865, pt.3 p.609 pl.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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