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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2020 |title=Great Swallow-tailed Swift ''Panyptila sanctihieronymi'' |volume=2020 |page=e.T22686756A168018214 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686756A168018214.en |access-date=8 October 2022}}</ref> |
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| genus = Panyptila |
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The '''great swallow-tailed swift''' ('''''Panyptila sanctihieronymi''''') is a species of [[bird]] in subfamily [[Apodinae]] of the swift family [[Apodidae]].<ref name=IOC12.2>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/bow/swifts/ |title=Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts |website=IOC World Bird List |version =v 12.2 |editor-last1=Gill |editor-first1= F. |editor-last2=Donsker|editor-first2=D.|editor-last3=Rasmussen |editor-first3=P. |date=August 2022 |access-date=August 9, 2022 }}</ref><ref name=HBW2021>HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022</ref> It is found in [[Costa Rica]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], and [[Nicaragua]].<ref name=NACC>{{cite web |url=http://checklist.aou.org/taxa |title=Check-list of North and Middle American Birds |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=August 2022 |publisher=American Ornithological Society |access-date=August 9, 2022 }}</ref> |
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The '''great swallow-tailed swift''' (''Panyptila sanctihieronymi'') is a species of [[Swift (bird)|swift]] in the family [[Apodidae]]. |
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It is found in [[Costa Rica]], [[Guatemala]], [[Honduras]], [[Mexico]], and [[Nicaragua]]. |
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Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical moist [[montane forest]]s, subtropical or tropical high-altitude [[shrubland]], and heavily degraded former forest. |
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==Taxonomy and systematics== |
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==See also== |
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*[[Lesser swallow-tailed swift]] |
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The great swallow-tailed swift shares genus ''Panyptila'' with the [[lesser swallow-tailed swift]] (''P. cayennensis''). It is [[monotypic]].<ref name=IOC12.2/> |
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==Description== |
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The great swallow-tailed swift is {{convert|18|to|20.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long and weighs about {{convert|48|g|oz|sigfig=2|abbr=on}}. It has long narrow wings and a long deeply forked tail. The sexes are alike. Adults have a black crown and upper face with two white spots on the forehead. Most of their body is bluish black. Their lower face, throat, collar, upper chest, and flanks are white. Their flight feathers have grayish ends and white tips.<ref name=GSTS-BOW>van Dort, J. (2020). Great Swallow-tailed Swift (''Panyptila sanctihieronymi''), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gstswi1.01 retrieved October 8, 2022</ref> |
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==Distribution and habitat== |
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The great swallow-tailed swift is found from [[Nayarit]] in western Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras into northern Nicaragua. There are also a few records in Costa Rica.<ref name=GSTS-BOW/><ref name=NACC/> It generally inhabits arid to semi-arid highland landscapes characterized by canyons and large cliffs. In elevation it typically ranges between {{convert|1000|and|2000|m|ft|abbr=on}} but sometimes wanders to humid areas as low as {{convert|600|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=GSTS-BOW/> |
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==Behavior== |
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===Movement=== |
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The great swallow-tailed swift is generally a year-round resident throughout its range but some wander to Costa Rica outside the breeding season.<ref name=GSTS-BOW/> |
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===Feeding=== |
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Like all swifts, the great swallow-tailed swift is an aerial insectivore. It usually forages alone or in small flocks of its species. Details of its diet are lacking.<ref name=GSTS-BOW/> |
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===Breeding=== |
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The great swallow-tailed swift builds a tubular nest about {{convert|40|to|60|cm|in|abbr=on}} long from seed fluff and feathers felted with saliva. It has an entrance near the bottom and the eggs are held on shelf towards the top. It is suspended from the underside of an overhanging rock. The clutch size us unknown but is suspected to be the same two or three eggs as that of the lesser swallow-tailed swift. Nothing else is known about its breeding biology.<ref name=GSTS-BOW/> |
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{{birdsong|url=https://xeno-canto.org/species/Panyptila-sanctihieronymi |species=great swallow-tailed swift}} |
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===Vocalization=== |
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Two vocalizations of the great swallow-tailed swift are "a plaintive, subtly bisyllabic ''teeuw, teeuw''" and "a reedy chatter ''kri-kri-kri-kri-kreeuw-kreee''".<ref name=GSTS-BOW/> |
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==Status== |
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The [[IUCN]] has assessed the great swallow-tailed swift as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and an estimated population of between 20,000 and 50,000 mature individuals. The latter is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified.<ref name=IUCN/> Some authors believe it is one of the rarer swifts but it appears to be common in at least Honduras.<ref name=GSTS-BOW/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 11:01, 8 October 2022
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Panyptila |
| Species: | P. sanctihieronymi
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| Panyptila sanctihieronymi Salvin, 1863
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The great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae.[2][3] It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.[4]
Taxonomy and systematics
[edit]The great swallow-tailed swift shares genus Panyptila with the lesser swallow-tailed swift (P. cayennensis). It is monotypic.[2]
Description
[edit]The great swallow-tailed swift is 18 to 20.5 cm (7.1 to 8.1 in) long and weighs about 48 g (1.7 oz). It has long narrow wings and a long deeply forked tail. The sexes are alike. Adults have a black crown and upper face with two white spots on the forehead. Most of their body is bluish black. Their lower face, throat, collar, upper chest, and flanks are white. Their flight feathers have grayish ends and white tips.[5]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The great swallow-tailed swift is found from Nayarit in western Mexico south through Guatemala and Honduras into northern Nicaragua. There are also a few records in Costa Rica.[5][4] It generally inhabits arid to semi-arid highland landscapes characterized by canyons and large cliffs. In elevation it typically ranges between 1,000 and 2,000 m (3,300 and 6,600 ft) but sometimes wanders to humid areas as low as 600 m (2,000 ft).[5]
Behavior
[edit]Movement
[edit]The great swallow-tailed swift is generally a year-round resident throughout its range but some wander to Costa Rica outside the breeding season.[5]
Feeding
[edit]Like all swifts, the great swallow-tailed swift is an aerial insectivore. It usually forages alone or in small flocks of its species. Details of its diet are lacking.[5]
Breeding
[edit]The great swallow-tailed swift builds a tubular nest about 40 to 60 cm (16 to 24 in) long from seed fluff and feathers felted with saliva. It has an entrance near the bottom and the eggs are held on shelf towards the top. It is suspended from the underside of an overhanging rock. The clutch size us unknown but is suspected to be the same two or three eggs as that of the lesser swallow-tailed swift. Nothing else is known about its breeding biology.[5]
Vocalization
[edit]Two vocalizations of the great swallow-tailed swift are "a plaintive, subtly bisyllabic teeuw, teeuw" and "a reedy chatter kri-kri-kri-kri-kreeuw-kreee".[5]
Status
[edit]The IUCN has assessed the great swallow-tailed swift as being of Least Concern. It has a large range and an estimated population of between 20,000 and 50,000 mature individuals. The latter is believed to be decreasing. No immediate threats have been identified.[1] Some authors believe it is one of the rarer swifts but it appears to be common in at least Honduras.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b BirdLife International (2020). "Great Swallow-tailed Swift Panyptila sanctihieronymi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22686756A168018214. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22686756A168018214.en. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (August 2022). "Owlet-nightjars, treeswifts, swifts". IOC World Bird List. v 12.2. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 6. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v6_Dec21.zip retrieved August 7, 2022
- ^ a b "Check-list of North and Middle American Birds". American Ornithological Society. August 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h van Dort, J. (2020). Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.gstswi1.01 retrieved October 8, 2022