White-throated Swift
Aeronautes saxatalis(Woodhouse, SW, 1853)
English (US) White-throated Swift
The White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) 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 saxatalis
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-throated Swift
- Described by
- (Woodhouse, SW, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Aeronautes saxatalis saxatalis
- Aeronautes saxatalis nigrior
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Acanthylis saxatalis
- Described by
- (Woodhouse, SW, 1853)
- Type locality
- Inscription Rock, New Mexico.
- Original description
- Report of an expedition down the Zuni and Colorado rivers p.64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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