American black swift
The American black swift, or more simply black swift (Cypseloides niger), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found in the Caribbean.
| American black swift | |
|---|---|
| An adult on its nest in Shoshone County, Idaho | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Cypseloides |
| Species: | C. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Cypseloides niger (Gmelin, JF, 1789) | |
| Range
breeding visitor
passage and vagrancy
present year-round
(movements in South America are poorly known) | |
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