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New World palm swift
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New World palm swift

bird
Also known as: Tachornis
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  • Chestnut-collared swift (Cypseloides rutilus)
    apodiform
    / Reproduction and life cycle

    The New World palm swifts (Tachornis), like those of the Old World, place their nests under palm leaves, but the nest itself is more elaborate, being a sack entered from below through a tubular tunnel. Most other swifts nest either inside a crevice or hole (such…

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    The New World palm swifts (Tachornis), like those of the Old World, place their nests under palm leaves, but the nest itself is more elaborate, being a sack entered from below through a tubular tunnel. Most other swifts nest either inside a crevice or hole (such…

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