Primeiro registro de Andorinhão-do-buriti (Tachornis squamata) no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Filipe A.P. Bernardi; Carla S. Fontana

doi:10.56178/na.v71i.1169

Novel Records Published 14 February 2026 https://doi.org/10.56178/na.v71i.1169

First record of the Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata) in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil

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Filipe A.P. Bernardi Clube de Observadores de Aves da Serra Gaúcha

Carla S. Fontana Laboratório de Populações e Comunidades, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brasil | Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria 97105-900, RS, Brasil

Abstract

We report the southernmost record and the first record for the state of Rio Grande do Sul of the Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata), a widespread species in tropical South America, based on the sighting of a single individual.

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References

Baigorria JEM (2020) Primer registro del Vencejo Tijerita (Tachornis squamata) en Argentina. El Hornero 35(2): 137-139. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v35i2.445
BirdLife International (2016) Species technical sheet: Tachornis squamata. https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fork-tailed-palm-swift-tachornis-squamata. Acesso em 5/7/2024
Collins W (2021) Collins Birds of the World. Harper Collins, London
Cooper S (2020) Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata), versão 1.0. Em: Birds of the World, Schulenberg TS (ed). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ftpswi1.01. Acesso em 5/7/2024
eBird (2025) Species page: Tachornis squamata. https://ebird.org/species/ftpswi1. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Acesso em 3/9/2025
Marin M (1993) Patterns of distribution of swifts in the Andes of Ecuador. Avocetta 17(1): 117-123
Sick H (1997) Ornitologia brasileira. Nova Fronteira, Rio de Janeiro
Sick H (1993) Birds in Brazil. Princeton University Press, Princeton
Stotz DF, Fitzpatrick JW, Parker III TA, Moskovits DK (1996) Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago
van Perlo B (2009) A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, Oxford
WikiAves (2025) Species page: Tachornis squamata. https://www.wikiaves.com.br/wiki/andorinhao-do-buriti. Acesso em 3/9/2025

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Filipe A.P. Bernardi, Carla S. Fontana (2026). First record of the Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata) in Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. Nuestras Aves, Vol. 71 (2026). https://doi.org/10.56178/na.v71i.1169

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[1] Baigorria JEM (2020) Primer registro del Vencejo Tijerita (Tachornis squamata) en Argentina. El Hornero 35(2): 137-139. https://doi.org/10.56178/eh.v35i2.445

[2] BirdLife International (2016) Species technical sheet: Tachornis squamata. https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/fork-tailed-palm-swift-tachornis-squamata. Acesso em 5/7/2024

[3] Collins W (2021) Collins Birds of the World. Harper Collins, London

[4] Cooper S (2020) Fork-tailed Palm Swift (Tachornis squamata), versão 1.0. Em: Birds of the World, Schulenberg TS (ed). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ftpswi1.01. Acesso em 5/7/2024

[5] eBird (2025) Species page: Tachornis squamata. https://ebird.org/species/ftpswi1. eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance. eBird, Ithaca, New York. Acesso em 3/9/2025

[6] Marin M (1993) Patterns of distribution of swifts in the Andes of Ecuador. Avocetta 17(1): 117-123

[7] Sick H (1997) Ornitologia brasileira. Nova Fronteira, Rio de Janeiro

[8] Sick H (1993) Birds in Brazil. Princeton University Press, Princeton

[9] Stotz DF, Fitzpatrick JW, Parker III TA, Moskovits DK (1996) Neotropical Birds: Ecology and Conservation. University of Chicago Press, Chicago

[10] van Perlo B (2009) A Field Guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, Oxford

[11] WikiAves (2025) Species page: Tachornis squamata. https://www.wikiaves.com.br/wiki/andorinhao-do-buriti. Acesso em 3/9/2025