Birds of Nicaragua - Cypseloides

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White-chinned Swift (Cypseloides cryptus)

Medium-sized swift with impossible to see light-colored chin. Unforked tail. Not well known; found at many altitudes and habitat types, but very uncommon.


American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) Vulnerable La Mina, Durango, Mexico
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American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) Vulnerable Box Canon Falls, Ouray, Colorado, United States
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Northern migrant. Migrates from western Canada and USA to northwest Amazon. A large black swift (18 cm.) with some grey on the head.

© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Nicaragua       Cuba

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