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White Collared Swift

31 January 2010 16:49 Filed in: Apodidae Swifts Brazil Rio de Janeiro Itatiaia Sao Paulo Ubatuba
White Collared Swift - Streptoprocne biscutata
Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Itatiaia & Ubatuba November 2009

Bird name: White Collared Swift
Latin: Streptoprocne zonaris
Other: Taperuçu-de-colaira branca (Br)
Family: Apodidae • Swifts

The White Collared Swift is the largest swift in Brazil. Unlike the similar Biscutate Swift its white collar is complete around the neck with no break on the side. Its range extends across most of South America south of the Amazon and also higher up into Mexico.


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White Collared Swift - Streptoprocne biscutata
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