Birds of Peru

○   ←   APODIFORMES: Apodidae (Swifts)   →
Genus: Aeronautes (2 species, 3 worldwide)


Andean Swift
Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
Colca Canyon, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Andean Swift
Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus peruvianus)
Colca Canyon, Peru   		   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


White-tipped Swift
White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus montivagus)
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia   		   
Photograph by Robert Lockett   © All Rights Reserved.
Note white belly and throat. White tip of tail best seen from top. Mostly seen in the Andes or other mountain ranges at mid altitudes.

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