Panyptila
| Panyptila | |
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| Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Tribe: | Apodini |
| Genus: | Panyptila Cabanis, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Hirundo cayennensis (lesser swallow-tailed swift) Gmelin, JF, 1789
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Panyptila is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The two species are found in Central and South America.
Taxonomy[edit]
The genus Panyptila was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the lesser swallow-tailed swift as the type species.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek panu meaning "very" or "exceedingly" with ptilon meaning "wing".[2]
The genus contains two species:[3]
- Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
- Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
References[edit]
- ^ Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische Notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186-256; 308-352 [345].
- ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2022). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts & swifts". IOC World Bird List Version 12.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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