Spot-fronted Swift
Cypseloides cherrieiRidgway, R, 1893
English (US) Spot-fronted Swift
The Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei) 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.
Range: mountains of Costa Rica; Colombia to western Ecuador and northern VenezuelaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cypseloides cherriei
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spot-fronted Swift
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1893
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Ridgway, R, 1893
- Type locality
- Volcan de Irazu, Costa Rica.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum 16, no.923 p.44
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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