Panyptila

Panyptila is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. The two species are found in Central and South America.

Panyptila
Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Clade:	Strisores
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Tribe:	Apodini
Genus:	Panyptila Cabanis, 1847
Type species
Hirundo cayennensis (lesser swallow-tailed swift) Gmelin, JF, 1789

Taxonomy

The genus Panyptila was introduced in 1847 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis with the lesser swallow-tailed swift as the type species.^[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek panu meaning "very" or "exceedingly" with ptilon meaning "wing".^[2]

The genus contains two species:^[3]

• Great swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila sanctihieronymi)
• Lesser swallow-tailed swift (Panyptila cayennensis)