Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus)

Other Names (World)
Band-rumped Swift, Smoky Swift (fumosa)

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
10.50 - 12.60 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela.

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 LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura) [XC216004]
by William Adsett from Atta Canopy Walkway Lodge, Guyana (flight call)

Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) [XC64024]
by Mitch Lysinger from R\u00e9gina, Montagne tortue, French Guiana (flight call)

Subspecies
Chaetura spinicauda (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) and Costa Rican Swift (Chaetura fumosa) following AOU (1998). Gender agreement of Chaetura spinicaudus follows David and Gosselin (2002a).

Formerly placed in genus Acanthylis with following three species. Subspecies fumosa previously given species status.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

fumosa Salvin, 1870 - Costa Rica, western Panama and northern Colombia. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Costa Rican Swift (Chaetura fumosa).
aetherodroma Wetmore, 1951 - Eastern Panama to southern Ecuador.
spinicaudus (Temminck, 1839) - Eastern Venezuela, the Guianas and northern Brazil (northern Amapa).
latirostris Zimmer and Phelps, 1952 - Southern Venezuela to Brazilian border and Delta Amacuro.
aethalea Todd, 1937 - Central Brazil.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Band-rumped Swift (Chaetura spinicaudus) - 10 files

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