Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swifts :: Black Swift

Black Swift Cypseloides niger

Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1789)
Alternate common name(s): American Black Swift
Old scientific name(s): Nephoecetes niger

Photographs

McArthur-Burney Falls State Park, Shasta County, California, USA - Jul 5, 2008 © Glen Tepke  McArthur-Burney Falls State Park, Shasta County, California, USA - Jul 5, 2008 © Glen Tepke  McArthur-Burney Falls State Park, Shasta County, California, USA - Jul 5, 2008 © Glen Tepke  near Woss, British Columbia, Canada - Jul 1, 2004 © Michael G. Shepard  near Woss, British Columbia, Canada - Jul 5, 2004 © Michael G. Shepard 
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Range

W. Canada, w. United States to s. Central America. West Indies to Trinidad;
Two fragmented populations;
(1) Se. Alaska and w, Canada (nw. and c. British Columbia and sw. Alberta) through w. United States to s. California and locally in nw. Montana, Colorado, c. Utah, se. Arizona and nc. New Mexico and in the highlands of Mexico (Nayarit, Hidalgo and Veracruz) and Guatemala.
Winters in Mexico.
(2) Honduras to Costa Rica.
(3) West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, St. Lucia and St. Vincent) and Trinidad.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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