Swifts (Apodidae)

White-chested Swift (Cypseloides lemosi) - HBW 5, p. 420

French: Martinet à plastron blanc German: Brustflecksegler Spanish: Vencejo Pechiblanco
Other common names: Giant Swift

Taxonomy: Cypseloides lemosi Eisenmann and Lehmann, 1962, Santander, Colombia.
Previously placed in genus Nephoecetes. Forms superspecies with C. niger, C. rothschildi and C. fumigatus. Monotypic.

Distribution: SW Colombia in upper Cauca Valley, departments of Valle and Cauca. Also recently recorded in NC Colombia, NE Ecuador and NW Peru.