Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot de les palmeres gros |
| Czech | rorýs vidloocasý |
| Dutch | Braziliaanse Palmgierzwaluw |
| English | Fork-tailed Palm Swift |
| English (United States) | Fork-tailed Palm Swift |
| French | Martinet claudia |
| French (France) | Martinet claudia |
| German | Gabelschwanzsegler |
| Japanese | オナガヤシアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | moricheseiler |
| Polish | widłogończyk łuskowany |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinhão-do-buriti |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-tesourinha |
| Russian | Вилохвостый стрижик |
| Serbian | Račvorepa palmina čiopa |
| Slovak | dážďovník nožnicochvostý |
| Spanish | Vencejillo Tijereta |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Vencejo Tijereta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vencejo de Morete |
| Spanish (Peru) | Vencejo Tijereta de Palmeras |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejillo tijereta |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejo Tijereta |
| Swedish | gaffelstjärtad palmseglare |
| Turkish | Amerika Palmiye Ebabili |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець-крихітка неотропічний |
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift Tachornis squamata
Sean Cooper
Version: 1.0 — Published March 6, 2015
Version: 1.0 — Published March 6, 2015
Conservation
Conservation Status
Fork-tailed Palm-Swift has a large geographic range, and its population is believed to be stable; consequently its IUCN Red List conservation status is evaluated as of Least Concern (BirdLife International 2014).
Effects of human activity on populations
No large scale human threats to Fork-tailed Palm-Swift are known (BirdLife International 2014). This swift it is adaptable to living around human habitations, and the planting of decorative palms provides nest sites for these birds. Locally, as in northeastern Brazil, urban populations of Fork-tailed Palm-Swifts are considered to be pest (Sick 1993), presumably because of the accumulation of droppings below roosts or nests.
