Vaux's Swift
Chaetura vauxi(Townsend, JK, 1839)
English (US) Vaux's Swift
The Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) 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 vauxi
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Vaux's Swift
- Described by
- (Townsend, JK, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Chaetura vauxi vauxi
- Chaetura vauxi tamaulipensis
- Chaetura vauxi warneri
- Chaetura vauxi richmondi
- Chaetura vauxi gaumeri
- Chaetura vauxi ochropygia
- Chaetura vauxi aphanes
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cypcelus Vauxi
- Described by
- (Townsend, JK, 1839)
- Type locality
- Columbia River = Fort Vancouver, Washington.
- Original description
- Narrative of a journey across the Rocky Mountains, to the Columbia River, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c. p.348
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Short-tailed Swift
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