Lesser Antillean swift

The lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica) is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It breeds on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent. There is a possible record from Nevis. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Lesser Antillean swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Chaetura
Species:
C. martinica
Binomial name
Chaetura martinica
(Hermann, 1783)

References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Chaetura martinica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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