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

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

  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.


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