White-chested Swift
Cypseloides lemosiEisenmann, E; Lehmann V, FC, 1962
English (US) White-chested Swift
The White-chested Swift (Cypseloides lemosi) 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: lowlands to mid-montane forest and openings from northwestern Colombia southward through western Amazonia to northwestern BoliviaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cypseloides lemosi
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-chested Swift
- Described by
- Eisenmann, E; Lehmann V, FC, 1962
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Eisenmann, E; Lehmann V, FC, 1962
- Type locality
- Santander, Cauca, Colombia
- Original description
- American Museum Novitates no.2117 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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