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Classification
Local animals in this group:
chimney swift
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stiff-tailed swifts
Chaetura
Kingdom
Animalia
animal kingdom
Animalia: pictures (7319)
Animalia: specimens (3017)
Animalia: sounds (165)
Animalia: maps (42)
Class
Reptilia
turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
Reptilia: information (1)
Reptilia: pictures (2420)
Reptilia: specimens (33)
Reptilia: sounds (143)
Class
Aves
birds
Aves: information (1)
Aves: pictures (2052)
Aves: specimens (28)
Aves: sounds (143)
Order
Apodiformes
hummingbirds and swifts
Apodiformes: information (1)
Apodiformes: pictures (33)
Family
Apodidae
swifts
Apodidae: information (1)
Apodidae: pictures (2)
Genus
Chaetura
stiff-tailed swifts
Chaetura: pictures (2)
Species
Chaetura brachyura
short-tailed swift
Species
Chaetura chapmani
Chapman's swift
Species
Chaetura cinereiventris
gray-rumped swift
Species
Chaetura egregia
pale-rumped swift
Species
Chaetura fumosa
Costa Rican swift
Species
Chaetura martinica
lesser Antillean swift
Species
Chaetura meridionalis
Sick's swift
Species
Chaetura pelagica
chimney swift
Chaetura pelagica: information (1)
Chaetura pelagica: pictures (2)
Species
Chaetura spinicaudus
band-rumped swift
Species
Chaetura vauxi
Vaux's swift
Species
Chaetura viridipennis
Amazonian swift