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White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Vencejo Cuelliblanco,
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Photo: D. Paulson
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White-collared Swift Streptoprocne zonaris Vencejo Cuelliblanco,
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A large, dark swift with a distinct white-collar. Length: 21-22 cm.; weight: 104 g. Rapidly flies back and forth chasing insects high in the air. Breeds on Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and in mainland Latin America. Accidental (Vieques, 21 July 1971). TAXONOMY: APODIFORMES; APODIDAE; Cypseloidinae |
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Photo: G. Beaton
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Photo: J. Hornbuckle
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References Chantler, P. and G. Driessens. 2000. Swifts: a guide to swifts and treeswifts of the world, 2nd edition. Yale Univ. Press. del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott, and J. Sargatal, eds. 1999. Handbook of the Birds of the World, Vol. 5. Barn Owls to Hummingbirds. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Holmgren, J. 1998. A parsimonious phylogenetic tree for the swifts, Apodidae, compared with DNA-analysis phylogenies. Bull. B.O.C. 118(4):238-249. Kepler, C.B. 1972. Notes on the ecology of Puerto Rican swifts, including the first record of the White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris). Ibis 114:541-543. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. A guide to the birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Princeton. Raffaele, H.A. 1989. Una guía a las aves de Puerto Rico y las Islas Vírgenes. Publishing Resources, Inc., Santurce, PR. Raffaele, H.A., J.W. Wiley, O.H. Garrido, A.R. Keith, and J.I. Raffaele. 1998. Guide to the birds of the West Indies. Princeton. Semo, L. S. and I. A. McLaren. 2002. Possible anywhere: White-collared Swift. Birding 34(1):16-22. Sorrie, B.A. 1975. Observations on the birds of Vieques Island, Puerto Rico. Carib J. Sci. 15:89-103. White-collared Swift, Spanish text Next related species in taxonomic order Previous related species in taxonomic order |