Birds of the World - Cypseloides


Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei) Range: MA, SA: Costa Rica to n Venezuela and n Ecuador
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Small (14 cm.) dark swift with square tail. Not well known, but found in mountainous areas between 1000m and 2000m (HBW). May fly with Chestnut-collared Swift (Hilty).

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White-chinned Swift (Cypseloides cryptus) Range: MA, SA: Belize to Guyana, n Brazil and se Peru

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.


Sooty Swift (Cypseloides fumigatus) Range: SA: e Bolivia, e Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil Fazenda do Alemão, Mambaí, Brazil Note long wings and medium size at 15 cm. Tail appears square when closed.
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Sooty Swift (Cypseloides fumigatus) Range: SA: e Bolivia, e Paraguay, ne Argentina and se Brazil Intervales, Brazil
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White-chested Swift (Cypseloides lemosi) Range: SA: Colombia to ne Ecuador and nw Peru Bellandia Lodge, Pastaza, Ecuador Medium size. Note forked tail.
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American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) Vulnerable Range: NA, MA: w La Mina, Durango, Mexico
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American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) Vulnerable Range: NA, MA: w 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.

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Rothschild's Swift (Cypseloides rothschildi) Range: SA: s Bolivia, s Peru and nw Argentina


Great Dusky Swift (Cypseloides senex) Range: SA: c Brazil to ne Bolivia, e Paraguay and ne Argentina Salto do Itiquira, Formosa, Brazil
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A large swift that hangs underneath waterfalls including Iguazu.

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White-fronted Swift (Cypseloides storeri) Range: MA: sw Mexico