The white-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris) is the largest representative of the swift family in the New World and one of the two largest species in the world. Only the purple needletail of Asia may be slightly larger. This bird is found principally in western and central Mexico, with one record on the Guatemalan border.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of White-naped Swift being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Cypseloides niger
- Streptoprocne zonaris
- Streptoprocne biscutata
- Cypseloides cryptus
- Apus nipalensis
- Streptoprocne rutila
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Apodiformes
- Family
- Apodidae
- Genus
- Streptoprocne
- Species
- Streptoprocne semicollaris
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