| Tachornis | |
|---|---|
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| Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Tribe: | Apodini |
| Genus: | Tachornis Gosse, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Tachornis phoenicobia[1] Gosse, 1847 | |
Tachornis is a genus of swift in the family Apodidae. It contains the following species:
- Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
- Fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
- Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Tachornis uranoceles (fossil; Late Pleistocene of Puerto Rico)
References
- ↑ "Apodidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
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