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n. - A genus of swifts.

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  • If you answered yes to either of these questions, odds are you may have seen or heard a chimney swift (Chaetura pelagica).
  • Some bird species restricted to this ecoregion or found in few other places in Amazonia include ashy-tailed swifts (an austral migrant, Chaetura andrei), blue-tufted...
  • While the total number of species in old growth is lower than in some other seral stages (e.g., grass-forb), these forests provide important refugia for 19 vertebrate species,...
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