Tachornis

• Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia

  The Antillean Palm-Swift is a small bird that flies over lowlands with palms. Small colonies nest in mats of dead palm fronds.

• Pygmy Palm Swift Tachornis furcata

  The Pygmy Palm Swift is a small swift of northeastern Colombia and western Venezuela that catches insects in flight.

• Neotropical Palm Swift Tachornis squamata

  The Neotropical Palm Swift has a deeply forked tail and uses palm groves for nesting and roosting.

• Antillean Palm Swift Tachornis phoenicobia

  The Antillean Palm-Swift is a small bird that flies over lowlands with palms. Small colonies nest in mats of dead palm fronds.