White-tipped swift

White-tipped swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Aeronautes
Species: A. montivagus
Binomial name
Aeronautes montivagus
(D'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

The white-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest.

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