Band-rumped Swift
Chaetura spinicaudus(Temminck, CJ, 1839)
English (US) Band-rumped Swift
The Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) 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
- Chaetura spinicaudus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Band-rumped Swift
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Chaetura spinicaudus aetherodroma
- Chaetura spinicaudus spinicaudus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypselus spinicaudus
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1839)
- Type locality
- Cayenne, ex Daubenton, pi. 726, f. 1.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon 1 p.78
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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