Tachornis
| Tachornis | |
|---|---|
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| Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Tachornis Gosse, 1847 |
Tachornis is a genus of swift in the Apodidae family. It contains the following species:
- Pygmy palm swift (Tachornis furcata)
- Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata)
- Antillean palm swift (Tachornis phoenicobia)
- Tachornis uranoceles (fossil; Late Pleistocene of Puerto Rico)
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