Lesser Swallow-tailed Swift 

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Nomenclature

Scientific Name: Panyptila cayennensis

Name in Spanish (Mexico): Vencejo Tijereta Menor

Name in Mayan (if known):

ABA 4-Letter Bird Code: LSTS

Family: Apodidae - Swifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes - Nightjars, Potoos, Swifts and Hummingbirds

About this Species


*Occurrence and Distribution in the Yucatan Peninsula

RESIDENCY STATUS: Yearround Resident

FREQUENCY STATUS: Fairly Common in the...

DISTRIBUTION TRENDS: Highest populations are in the ...

*This information was gathered from eBird (www.ebird.org)

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