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Chaetura pelagica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Chaetura
Stephens, 1826
Species

Chaetura brachyura
Chaetura cinereiventris
Chaetura pelagica
Chaetura spinicauda
Chaetura vauxi
... Chimney Swift from US NPS Source: United States National Park Service, Isle Royale National Park File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Binomial name Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758) The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera Subregnum Eumetazoa Placozoa Orthonectida Rhombozoa Radiata (unranked) Ctenophora Cnidaria Bilateria (unranked) Acoelomorpha Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata Hemichordata Echinodermata Chaetognatha Xenoturbellida Superphylum Ecdysozoa Kinorhyncha Loricifera Priapulida Nematoda Nematomorpha Onychophora Tardigrada Arthropoda Superphylum Platyzoa Platyhelminthes Gastrotricha Rotifera Acanthocephala Gnathostomulida Micrognathozoa Cycliophora Superphylum Lophotrochozoa Sipuncula Nemertea Phoronida Bryozoa Entoprocta... {{{subdivision_ranks}}} See below Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates. ... Orders Many - see section below. ... Families Apodidae Hemiprocnidae Traditionally, the bird order Apodiformes contained three families: the swifts, Apodidae, the tree swifts, Hemiprocnidae, and the hummingbirds, Trochilidae. ... For other meanings of the word Swift see Swift (disambiguation). ... James Francis Stephens (September 16, 1792 - December 22, 1852) was an English zoologist. ... Binomial name Chaetura brachyura (Jardine, 1846) The Short-tailed Swift, Chaetura brachyura, is a common resident breeding bird on Trinidad, Tobago, Grenada and St Vincent, and in tropical South America from Panama, Colombia and the Guianas south to Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. ... Binomial name Chaetura cinereiventris (Sclater, 1862) The Gray-rumped Swift, Chaetura cinereiventris, is a small swift. ... Binomial name Chaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758) The Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) is a small swift. ...

Chaetura is a genus of swifts. Genera Many; see text. ...


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AllRefer.com - swift (Vertebrate Zoology) - Encyclopedia (383 words)
Swifts are the most rapid fliers known among living creatures.
In the United States the common eastern species is the chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica, miscalled chimney swallow.
Its spiny tail acts as a prop when it clings to the chimneys in which it builds its nest of twigs, cemented with saliva.
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