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Panyptila

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Panyptila
Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)

Panyptila is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The two species are found in Central and South America.

Taxonomy

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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]

References

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  1. ^ Cabanis, Jean (1847). "Ornithologische Notizen". Archiv für Naturgeschichte (in German). 13: 186-256; 308-352 [345].
  2. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  3. ^ 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.