''Cypseloides'' is a
genus of
swifts in the family
Apodidae. It contains eight described species. They occur mainly in Central and South America. The exception being the
American black swift
The American black swift, or more simply black swift (''Cypseloides niger''), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found in the Ca ...
, which has a wide range into North America.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Cypseloides'' was introduced in 1848 by the German naturist August Vollrath Streubel. The
type species was subsequently designated by
Philip Sclater in 1865 as the
sooty swift
The sooty swift (''Cypseloides fumigatus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of th ...
. The name combines the genus ''Cypselus'' introduced by
Johann Illiger in 1811 and the
Ancient Greek ''-oidēs'' meaning "resembling".
The genus contains eight species:
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Spot-fronted swift
The spot-fronted swift (''Cypseloides cherriei'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist ...
(''Cypseloides cherriei'')
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White-chinned swift
The white-chinned swift (''Cypseloides cryptus'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Vers ...
(''Cypseloides cryptus'')
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Sooty swift
The sooty swift (''Cypseloides fumigatus'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of th ...
(''Cypseloides fumigatus'')
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White-chested swift
The white-chested swift (''Cypseloides lemosi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist o ...
(''Cypseloides lemosi'')
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Rothschild's swift
Rothschild's swift (''Cypseloides rothschildi'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International di ...
(''Cypseloides rothschildi'')
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Great dusky swift
The great dusky swift (''Cypseloides senex'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of ...
(''Cypseloides senex'')
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White-fronted swift (''Cypseloides storeri'')
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American black swift
The American black swift, or more simply black swift (''Cypseloides niger''), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found in the Ca ...
(''Cypseloides niger'')
References
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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