Lesser Antillean swift

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Lesser Antillean swift
Chaetura martinica.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Chaetura
Species:
C. martinica
Binomial name
Chaetura martinica
(Hermann, 1783)
Chaetura martinica map.svg

The lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. There is a possible record from Nevis. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Chaetura martinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686698A93122735. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686698A93122735.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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