The Cypseloidinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:
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Cypseloides
''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, which has a wide range into North America.
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Spot-fronted swift (''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 (''Cypseloides lemosi'')
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Rothschild's swift (''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'')
:: Subspecies: C. n. borealis, C. n. costaricensis, & C. n. niger
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Streptoprocne
''Streptoprocne'' is a genus of swifts in the family Apodidae. It contains five species that exist in Central and South America.
Species
* Biscutate swift (''Streptoprocne biscutata'')
* Tepui swift (''Streptoprocne phelpsi'')
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Biscutate swift
The biscutate swift (''Streptoprocne biscutata'') 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 ...
(''Streptoprocne biscutata'')
:: Subspecies: S. b. seridoensis, & S. b. biscutata
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Tepui swift
The tepui swift (''Streptoprocne phelpsi'') is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.HBW and BirdLife International (2021) Handbook of the Birds of the World and ...
(''Streptoprocne phelpsi'')
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White-naped swift
The white-naped swift (''Streptoprocne semicollaris'') is the largest representative of the swift family in the New World and one of the two largest species in the world. Only the purple needletail of Asia may be slightly larger.''CRC Handbook of ...
(''Streptoprocne semicollaris'')
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White-collared swift (''Streptoprocne zonaris'')
:: Subspecies: S. z. mexicana, S. z. bouchellii, S. z. pallidifrons, S. z. minor,
S. z. albicincta, S. z. subtropicalis, S. z. altissima, S. z. kuenzeli, & S. z. zonaris
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Chestnut-collared swift (''Streptoprocne rutila'')
:: Subspecies: S. r. griseifrons, S. r. brunnitorques. & S. r. rutila
References
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Apodidae
Bird subfamilies
Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte