White-chinned Swift
Cypseloides cryptusZimmer, JT, 1945
English (US) White-chinned Swift
The White-chinned Swift (Cypseloides cryptus) 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: locally in mountains of northwestern South America; scattered records Central AmericaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cypseloides cryptus
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-chinned Swift
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT, 1945
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Zimmer, JT, 1945
- Type locality
- Inca Mine, Rio Tavara, Peru
- Original description
- The Auk 62, no.4 p.588
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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