Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Obazoa
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Cladus: Filozoa
Cladus: Choanozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Cladus: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Archelosauria
Cladus: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crocopoda
Cladus: Archosauriformes
Cladus: Eucrocopoda
Cladus: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Cladus: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Subclassis: Aves
Infraclassis: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae
Ordo: Apodiformes
Familia: Apodidae
Subfamilia: Apodinae
Tribus: Chaeturini
Genus: Chaetura
Species: C. andrei – C. brachyura – C. chapmani – C. cinereiventris – C. egregia – C. fumosa – C. martinica – C. meridionalis – C. pelagica – C. spinicaudus – C. vauxi
Name
Chaetura Stephens, 1826
Typus: Hirundo pelagica Linnaeus, 1758 = Chaetura pelagica
Chaetura pelagica, Robert Havell
References
Primary references
General Zoology 13 pt2 p. 76
Additional references
Chesser, R.T., Vaseghi, H., Hosner, P.A., Bergner, L.M., Cortés-Rodríguez, M.N., Welch. A.J. & Collins, C.T. 2018. Molecular systematics of swifts of the genus Chaetura (Aves: Apodiformes: Apodidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 128: 162-171. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.07.006 Paywall Reference page.
Chaetura is a genus of needletail swifts found in the Americas. Although they resemble swallows, the two are not at all closely related; this is instead a result of convergent evolution. Some members of Chaetura are long-distance migrants, while others are year-round residents.
The genus name is derived from the Greek khaite, for long flowing hair, and oura, for tail, referring to the stiff feathers projecting from the end of the tail.[1]
Grey-rumped swift – Chaetura cinereiventris
Band-rumped swift – Chaetura spinicauda
Lesser Antillean swift – Chaetura martinica
Costa Rican swift – Chaetura fumosa
Pale-rumped swift – Chaetura egregia
Chimney swift – Chaetura pelagica
Vaux's swift – Chaetura vauxi
Chapman's swift – Chaetura chapmani
Ashy-tailed swift – Chaetura andrei
Sick's swift – Chaetura meridionalis
Short-tailed swift – Chaetura brachyura
A fossil species, Chaetura baconica, was described from Late Miocene deposits of Hungary.[2]
References
Jobling, James A. (1991). A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 48. ISBN 0-19-854634-3.
Boev, Zlatozar (2000). "The Presence of Apus baranensis Janossy, 1977, (Aves: Apodidae) in the Late Pliocene of Bulgaria". Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 52 (2): 43–52.
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