Tepui swift

Tepui swift
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Streptoprocne
Species: S. phelpsi
Binomial name
Streptoprocne phelpsi
(Collins, 1972)
Synonyms

Cypseloides phelpsi Collins, 1972

The tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

The binomial commemorates William Henry Phelps.

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