White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis)

Family
Apodidae (Swifts)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Woodhouse, 1853

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,200 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, USA (B).

Unknown to Belize.

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

Population
Estimated population is 400,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (40)...)

White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) [XC548581]
by Richard E. Webster from Mount Diablo SP, Clayton, Contra Costa County, California, United States (call)

White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) [XC368921]
by Thomas Magarian from Texas (near Fort Davis), Jeff Davis County, Texas, United States (flight call, song)

Subspecies
Closely related to White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

saxatalis Woodhouse, 1853 - South-western Canada south through western USA to southern Mexico (Oaxaca) west of Caribbean lowlands.
nigrior Dickey & van Rossem, 1928 - Southern Mexico (Chiapas) to central Honduras.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) - 10 files

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