Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei)

Other Names (World)
Spot-fronted Swift, Cherrie's Swift

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Ridgway, 1893

Habitat
Montane regions, near streams in forested and open habitats. From 1,000 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Costa Rica (B), Ecuador (B), Venezuela (B).

Scattered and poorly known: Costa Rica (Cordillera Central on Pacific slope); northern Venezuela (Aragua, coastal cordillera); north-central and south-western Colombia (San Gil, Santander; Charguayaco by Cerro Munchique and Las Guacas near Popayán, in western Andes of Cauca) and northern Ecuador (Pichincha, western slope of Andes).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status DD
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei) [XC544528]
by id from Mindo, Pichincha, Ecuador (flight call)

Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides) [XC260449]
by Nunes-de-Almeida from Pichincha: above 'Tinalandia', Ecuador (flight call, flight calls)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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