Mato Grosso swift

Mato Grosso swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Chaetura
Subspecies: C. c. viridipennis
Binomial name
Chaetura viridipennis
Cherrie, 1916

The Mato Grosso swift, also known as the Amazonian swift, is a subspecies of swift under Chapman's swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chaetura viridipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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