The Neotropical palm swift or fork-tailed palm swift (Tachornis squamata), is a species of resident breeding swift from Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Trinidad south to northeastern Peru and Brazil. This small swift is found locally in marshy habitats, or sometimes open forest, usually near Moriche Palms. It builds a C-shaped nest of feathers, saliva and plant material on the inside of the dead leaf of a Moriche Palm. Three white eggs are laid in the depression of the C, and incubated for 21 days to hatching.