American Black Swift
Cypseloides niger(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) American Black Swift
The American Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) 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
- Cypseloides niger
- Family
- Apodidae (Swifts)
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- American Black Swift
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cypseloides niger borealis
- Cypseloides niger costaricensis
- Cypseloides niger niger
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Hirundo nigra
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- Hispaniola.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.1025
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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