Swifts (Apodidae)
Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus) - HBW 5, p. 447
French: Martinet des Andes
German: Andensegler
Spanish: Vencejo Andino
Taxonomy: Cypselus andecolus d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, La Paz, Bolivia.
Previously placed in Apus, even when A. saxatilis and A. montivagus were separated in Aeronautes. Proposed race dinellii from Jujuy (NW Argentina) now incorporated into nominate race. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- parvulus (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1892) - W Andes of Peru to extreme N Chile.
- peruvianus (Chapman, 1919) - E Andes of Peru.
- andecolus (d’Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837) - C Bolivia to W Argentina (Río Negro).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds flying in front of a desert slope Locality Lluta Valley, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp parvulus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2003 7 years ago 21 sec 2.3 -
Several birds flying above a desert mountain Locality Lluta Valley, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp parvulus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2003 7 years ago 25 sec 1.9 -
A bird flying in front of a desert slope Locality Lluta Valley, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp parvulus)
Josep del Hoyo 20 October 2003 7 years ago 27 sec 1.7
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A bird in flight
Locality Putre, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp parvulus)
Arthur Grosset 7 February 2007 2 years ago 3 -
Adult bird flying by, almost at eye-level, seen from the side.
Locality San Rafael, Saipina, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp andecolus )
Pia Öberg 27 August 2009 39 weeks ago 2.4
- No sound recordings available yet
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