Swifts (Apodidae)
Chestnut-collared Swift (Cypseloides rutilus) - HBW 5, p. 419
French: Martinet à collier roux
German: Rothalssegler
Spanish: Vencejo Cuellirrojo
Taxonomy: Hirundo rutila Vieillot, 1817, Guyana.
Forms superspecies with C. phelpsi. It has recently been suggested that present species, probably along with less studied C. phelpsi, be included in Streptoprocne due to similarities in clutch size, development of young, and plumage, and these details would certainly suggest a close link with that genus; species formerly placed in Chaetura. Race brunnitorques rather similar to nominate, and may be synonymous. “Chaetura nubicola” is synonym of present species. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- griseifrons (Nelson, 1900) - W Mexico.
- brunnitorques (Lafresnaye, 1844) - SE Mexico to Bolivia.
- rutilus (Vieillot, 1817) - Venezuela to Guyana and Trinidad.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group flying along the road to catch insects. Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp brunnitorques)
Yoel Jimenez 11 November 2012 7 weeks ago 39 sec 3 -
birds hunting over the road Locality Satipo Road, Junín Department, Peru (ssp brunnitorques)
Daniêl Jimenez 10 November 2012 11 weeks ago 25 sec 2.5 -
A bird in flight. Locality Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp griseifrons)
Josep del Hoyo 19 April 2009 3 years ago 24 sec 2.3
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couple in nest
Locality La Romera Reserve, Sabaneta, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp brunnitorques)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 October 2011 1 year ago 4 -
couple in nest
Locality La Romera Reserve, Sabaneta, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp brunnitorques)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 October 2011 1 year ago 3.8 -
A few of these swifts nest on the dimly-lit walls outside the Oilbird Cave in the grounds of the Asa Wright Centre.
Locality Asa Wright Nature Centre, Arima Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp rutilus)
Steve Garvie 14 May 2006 3 years ago 3.5 -
un grupo de vencejos volando...
Locality Santo Domingo, Chontales Department, Nicaragua
Orlando Jarquín G. 20 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp brunnitorques)
Joe Tobias 1 February 2005 25 weeks ago 3
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