Swifts (Apodidae)
Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicauda) - HBW 5, p. 442
French: Martinet spinicaude
German: Dornensegler
Spanish: Vencejo Lomiblanco
Other common names: Smoky Swift (fumosa)
Taxonomy: Cypselus spinicaudus Temminck, 1839, Cayenne.
Formerly placed in genus Acanthylis with following three species. Race fumosa previously given species status. Five subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- fumosa Salvin, 1870 - Costa Rica, W Panama and N Colombia.
- aetherodroma Wetmore, 1951 - E Panama to S Ecuador.
- spinicauda (Temminck, 1839) - E Venezuela, the Guianas and N Brazil (N Amapá).
- fumosa Salvin, 1870 - Costa Rica, W Panama and N Colombia.
- aetherodroma Wetmore, 1951 - E Panama to S Ecuador.
- spinicauda (Temminck, 1839) - E Venezuela, the Guianas and N Brazil (N Amapá).
- latirostris Zimmer & Phelps, 1952 - S Venezuela to Brazilian border and Delta Amacuro.
- aethalea Todd, 1937 - C Brazil.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds flying over a pond and bathing by making quick dips in the water. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil (ssp aethalea)
Josep del Hoyo 8 August 2011 1 year ago 33 sec 3.6 -
Numerous birds flying over the forest. Locality Amazonia National Park, Pará State, Brazil (ssp aethalea)
Josep del Hoyo 22 August 2010 2 years ago 47 sec 3.1
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