Cypseloides
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Cypseloides is a genus
of swift
in the Apodidae family. It contains nine described species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of swift
Swift
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds...
in the Apodidae family. It contains nine described species.
Species
- Spot-fronted SwiftSpot-fronted SwiftThe Spot-fronted Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:...
(Cypseloides cherriei) - White-chinned SwiftWhite-chinned SwiftThe White-chinned Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela....
(Cypseloides cryptus) - Sooty SwiftSooty SwiftThe Sooty Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay....
(Cypseloides fumigatus) - White-chested SwiftWhite-chested SwiftThe White-chested Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Its natural habitat is heavily degraded former forest.-References:...
(Cypseloides lemosi) - Rothschild's SwiftRothschild's SwiftThe Rothschild's Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru....
(Cypseloides rothschildi) - Great Dusky SwiftGreat Dusky SwiftThe Great Dusky Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest.-References:* BirdLife International 2004. . ...
(Cypseloides senex) - White-fronted SwiftWhite-fronted SwiftThe White-fronted Swift is a species of swift in the Apodidae family.It is endemic to Mexico.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-Source:...
(Cypseloides storeri) - Chestnut-collared SwiftChestnut-collared SwiftThe Chestnut-collared Swift, Streptoprocne rutila, is a resident breeding bird from Mexico and Trinidad south to Peru and Bolivia. It was one of the species of Cypseloides controversially moved to Streptoprocne by the AOU ....
(Cypseloides rutilus) - American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger)