Chaetura Stephens 1826 (swift)
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Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Apodidae
Parent taxon: Apodidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Mlikovsky 2002 and Parmalee and Klippel 1982
Sister taxa: Aerodramus, Apodinae, Collocalia, Cypselinae, Cypseloides, Cypseloidinae, Procypseloides, Streptoprocne
Subtaxa: Chaetura baconica Chaetura pelagica
Ecology: volant insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (2: Tennessee, Virginia collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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