Swifts (Apodidae)
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) - HBW 5, p. 446
French: Martinet à gorge blanche
German: Weißbrustsegler
Spanish: Vencejo Gorgiblanco
Taxonomy: Acanthylis saxatalis Woodhouse, 1853, Inscription Rock, New Mexico.
Previously placed in Apus. Present species and A. montivagus apparently more closely related to each other than either is to A. andecolus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- saxatalis (Woodhouse, 1853) - SW Canada S through W USA to S Mexico (Oaxaca) W of Caribbean lowlands.
- nigrior Dickey & van Rossem, 1928 - S Mexico (Chiapas) to C Honduras.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds coming out from a rock crack. Locality Ventura County, California, USA (United States) (ssp saxatilis)
Don DesJardin 31 January 2002 4 years ago 14 sec 4.1 -
Birds entering and leaving nesting cavity on cliff (slow motion) Locality Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA (United States) (ssp saxatalis)
Bruce Steger 8 April 2008 3 years ago 21 sec 4
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One of the fastest birds in North America.
Locality Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, Los Angeles County, California, USA (United States)
Alexander Viduetsky 21 May 2011 15 weeks ago 4 -
In flight overhead.
Locality Red Rocks State Park, Morrison, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA (United States)
Erik Breden 1 June 1986 2 years ago 2.5
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Calls from a group of birds engaged in courtship flight. Locality Salt River, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
(ssp saxatalis)
Scott Olmstead 10 May 2009 2 years ago 4
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