Fork-tailed palm swift
| Fork-tailed palm swift | |
|---|---|
| Fork-tailed palm-swift flying over Apiacás, Mato Grosso state, Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Tachornis |
| Species: | T. squamata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachornis squamata (Cassin, 1853) | |
The fork-tailed palm swift or Neotropical palm swift (Tachornis squamata) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found across most of northern South America and on Trinidad and Tobago.