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Class Aves
Order Apodiformes
Family Apodidae

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Aeronautes saxatilis—White-throated SwiftPleistocene regional distribution of Aeronautes saxatalis

These fast-flying insectivorous birds are common in our region from about 5,000 ft to timberline (Ligon 1961).

Sites.

Mid/Late Wisconsin: Sandblast Cave (Emslie 1988).

Mid Wisconsin-Holocene: Shelter Cave (Howard and Miller 1933).

Late Wisconsin: Picacho Peak (Van Devender et al. 1991).


Literature. Emslie 1988; Howard and Miller 1933; Ligon 1961; Van Devender et al. 1991.

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Last Update: 14 Feb 2013