Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot de les palmeres de les Antilles |
| Czech | rorýs kubánský |
| Dutch | Cubaanse Palmgierzwaluw |
| English | Antillean Palm Swift |
| English (United States) | Antillean Palm Swift |
| French | Martinet petit-rollé |
| French (France) | Martinet petit-rollé |
| German | Kubasegler |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Jòljòl |
| Icelandic | Eyjasvölungur |
| Japanese | アメリカヤシアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | karibseiler |
| Polish | widłogończyk antylski |
| Russian | Антильский стрижик |
| Serbian | Antilska palmina čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník čierno-biely |
| Spanish | Vencejillo Antillano |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Vencejito de palma |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Vencejito Palmar |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Vencejo Antillano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejillo antillano |
| Swedish | karibisk palmseglare |
| Turkish | Antil Palmiye Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець-крихітка антильський |
Antillean Palm-Swift Tachornis phoenicobia
Version: 1.0 — Published November 14, 2014
Systematics
Geographic Variation
Two subspecies recognized:
iradii, described as Cypselus iradii Lembeye 1850; type locality Cuba
Occurs on Cuba.
Similar to nominate phoenicobia, but "tail more deeply forked; back averaging much more sooty (less black), color of sides averaging decidedly paler, and sides of head more extensively grayish brown; averaging larger" (Ridgway 1911).
phoenicobia, described as Tachornis phœnicobia Gosse 1847; type locality Jamaica
Occurs on Jamaica and Hispaniola.
See Detailed Description.
Subspecies
Related Species
Phylogenetic relationships within swifts (Apodidae) are not fully resolved. Traditionally two subfamilies are recognized, Cypseloidinae (Cypseloides and Streptoprocne) and Apodinae, with the latter in turn divided into three tribes (Chantler 2000). Tachornis is classified in the tribe Apodini, which includes taxa both from the New World (Aeronautes, Tachornis, and Panyptila) and from the Old World (Apus and Cypsiurus).
