Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Apodiformes
Familia: Apodidae
Subfamilia: Apodinae
Tribus: Chaeturini
Genus: Chaetura
Species: C. andrei – C. brachyura – C. chapmani – C. cinereiventris – C. egregia – C. fumosa – C. martinica – C. meridionalis – C. pelagica – C. spinicaudus – C. vauxi
Name
Chaetura Stephens, 1826
Typus: Hirundo pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 = Chaetura pelagica
References
Primary references
General Zoology 13 pt2 p. 76
Additional references
Chesser, R.T., Vaseghi, H., Hosner, P.A., Bergner, L.M., Cortés-Rodríguez, M.N., Welch. A.J. & Collins, C.T. 2018. Molecular systematics of swifts of the genus Chaetura (Aves: Apodiformes: Apodidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 128: 162-171. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.07.006 Paywall Reference page.
Chaetura is a genus of needletail swifts found in the Americas. Although they resemble swallows, the two are not at all closely related; this is instead a result of convergent evolution. Some members of Chaetura are long-distance migrants, while others are year-round residents.
The genus name is derived from the Greek khaite, for long flowing hair, and oura, for tail, referring to the stiff feathers projecting from the end of the tail.[1]
Grey-rumped swift – Chaetura cinereiventris
Band-rumped swift – Chaetura spinicauda
Lesser Antillean swift – Chaetura martinica
Costa Rican swift – Chaetura fumosa
Pale-rumped swift – Chaetura egregia
Chimney swift – Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's swift – Chaetura vauxi
Chapman's swift – Chaetura chapmani
Ashy-tailed swift – Chaetura andrei
Sick's swift – Chaetura meridionalis
Short-tailed swift – Chaetura brachyura
A fossil species, Chaetura baconica, was described from Late Miocene deposits of Hungary.[2]
References
Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
Boev, Zlatozar (2000). "The Presence of Apus baranensis Janossy, 1977, (Aves: Apodidae) in the Late Pliocene of Bulgaria". Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 52 (2): 43–52.
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