Andean Swift
Aeronautes andecolus(d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
English (US) Andean Swift
The Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Apodidae (Swifts) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Aeronautes andecolus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Swift
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Aeronautes andecolus parvulus
- Aeronautes andecolus peruvianus
- Aeronautes andecolus andecolus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus andecolus
- Described by
- (d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837)
- Type locality
- La Paz, Cavari and Inquisivi, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.70 pl.77-79
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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