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Lesser Antillean Swift

Chaetura martinica (Hermann, 1783)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Lesser Antillean Swift (Chaetura martinica), Dominica
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Open encyclopedia reference

The Lesser Antillean swift (Chaetura martinica) is a species a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found on Dominica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and possibly Nevis.

Wikipedia contributors, Lesser Antillean swift; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:54:04.223645+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Chaetura martinica (Hermann, 1783)
Name authority: (Hermann, 1783)
Common name: Lesser Antillean Swift
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Chaetura
Extinction status: Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumChordata
subphylumVertebrata
infraphylumGnathostomata
parvphylumOsteichthyes
megaclassTetrapoda
classAves
orderApodiformes
familyApodidae
subfamilyApodinae
genusChaetura Stephens, 1826
speciesChaetura martinica (Hermann, 1783)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Chaetura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Ashy-tailed SwiftChaetura andrei von Berlepsch & Hartert, 1902	ApodidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Short-tailed SwiftChaetura brachyura (Jardine, 1846)	ApodidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Pale-rumped SwiftChaetura egregia Todd, 1916	ApodidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Chimney SwiftChaetura pelagica (Linnaeus, 1758)	ApodidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Vaux's SwiftChaetura vauxi (J. K. Townsend, 1839)	ApodidaeChordata	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 90 records assigned to Apodidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Hirundo martinica Hermann, 1783 Hermann, 1783	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Caribbean

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=554990 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:TF36. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.