Pygmy Palm Swift Tachornis furcata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Subspecies (2)
Philip Chantler, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Eduardo de Juana
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 17, 2015
Text last updated February 17, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot de les palmeres cuaforcat |
| Czech | rorýs drobný |
| Dutch | Dwerggierzwaluw |
| English | Pygmy Palm Swift |
| English (United States) | Pygmy Palm Swift |
| French | Martinet pygmée |
| French (France) | Martinet pygmée |
| German | Däumlingssegler |
| Japanese | ヒメエンビアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | zuliaseiler |
| Polish | widłogończyk mały |
| Russian | Карликовый стрижик |
| Serbian | Patuljasta palmina čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník krpatý |
| Spanish | Vencejillo Venezolano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejillo venezolano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejo Enano |
| Swedish | dvärgpalmseglare |
| Turkish | Venezüela Palmiye Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець-крихітка колумбійський |
Tachornis furcata (Sutton, 1928)
PROTONYM:
Micropanyptila furcata
Sutton, 1928. The Auk 45, p.135 pl.6.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Guachi, Zulia, Venezuela.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- TACHORNIS
- furcata
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Pygmy Swift
