Genus of birds
Panyptila is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The two species are found in Central and South America.
Taxonomy.
The genus "Panyptila" was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the lesser swallow-tailed swift as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek "panu" meaning "very" or "exceedingly" with "ptilon" meaning "wing".
The genus contains two species:
References.
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