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Fork-tailed Palm Swift

Tachornis squamata
(Cassin, J, 1853)
Vencejo de las Palmeras
Andorinhão-do-buriti
Family: Apodidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Vencejillo Tijereta.

Synonyms: Cypselus squamatus.

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Number of Photography: 23

Foto
Photography ID: 646490
  Adult
Manacapuru
Amazonas
Brazil
06/18/2025
Pablo Alberto Re
Foto
Photography ID: 629403
  Adult
Arrozales de Rioja
San Martín
Peru
07/16/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 629402
  Adult
Arrozales de Rioja
San Martín
Peru
07/16/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 557275
  Adult
Ramal Pau Rosa
Amazonas
Brazil
07/08/2023
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 546045
  Adult
Manaus
Amazonas
Brazil
07/08/2023
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 544613
  Adult
Ramal Pau Rosa
Amazonas
Brazil
07/08/2023
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 542535
  Adult
Sao Jose do Rio Claro
Mato Grosso
Brazil
02/02/2021
Ramon Moller Jensen



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Number of Records: 92



Page 1 of 10
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243954307/02/2026BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhas, IpojucaPablo Eguia
243937104/02/2026BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhas, IpojucaPablo Eguia
243930102/02/2026BrazilPernambucoPorto de galinhas, IpojucaPablo Eguia
233346618/06/2025BrazilAmazonasCirandeira Bela Pousada, ManacapuruPablo Alberto Re
229688406/06/2025BrazilMato GrossoLagoa das Araras, Bom Jardin, Nobres4Nicolas Olejnik
214553117/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada3Nino A. Grangetto
214407717/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada3Jorge Schlemmer
214325317/07/2024PeruSan MartínMorro de Calzada3Pablo Eguia
214552016/07/2024PeruSan MartínArrozales de Rioja5Nino A. Grangetto
214551516/07/2024PeruSan MartínHumedal Segunda Jerusalen2Nino A. Grangetto
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.










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