Swifts

Great Swallow-tailed Swift

Panyptila sanctihieronymi

The Great Swallow-tailed Swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi) is a 48 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Swifts

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

48 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

6

Recorded in Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica.

Where to see it: Finca Rubel Chaim (acceso restringido) (Guatemala); RNP Chajbaoc (Guatemala); Zamorano Univ. · Campus Farms and River 740-815 masl (Honduras); Finca La Gracia (Guatemala); PN Pico Bonito · Lodge at Pico Bonito (Honduras).

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