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English Name: Amazonian Swift
Scientific Name: Chaetura viridipennis
Family: Apodidae (Swifts)
Plumage: Moulting winga
Behaviour: In flight
Location: Rio Roosevelt
State / Province: Amazonas
Country: Brazil
Continent: South America
Date: November 2008
Species Status: LEAST CONCERN
Taxonomic Notes: Chapman's Swift Chaetura chapmani (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into C. chapmani and C. viridipennis following SACC (2005).
Notes: A record shot!
Alternative English Name: Mato Grosso Swift

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