Cypseloidinae

Cypseloidinae
American black swift (Cypseloides niger)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Apodiformes
Family:	Apodidae
Subfamily:	Cypseloidinae Bonaparte, 1838

The Cypseloidinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:

• Genus Cypseloides

• Spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei)
• White-chinned swift (Cypseloides cryptus)
• Sooty swift (Cypseloides fumigatus)
• White-chested swift (Cypseloides lemosi)
• Rothschild's swift (Cypseloides rothschildi)
• Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex)
• White-fronted swift (Cypseloides storeri)
• American black swift (Cypseloides niger)

Subspecies: C. n. borealis, C. n. costaricensis, & C. n. niger

• Genus Streptoprocne

• Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)

Subspecies: S. b. seridoensis, & S. b. biscutata

• Tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)
• White-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)
• White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)

Subspecies: S. z. mexicana, S. z. bouchellii, S. z. pallidifrons, S. z. minor,
S. z. albicincta, S. z. subtropicalis, S. z. altissima, S. z. kuenzeli, & S. z. zonaris

• Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)

Subspecies: S. r. griseifrons, S. r. brunnitorques. & S. r. rutila

References[]

• Chantler, Phillip; Driessens, Gerard (2000). Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World. London: Pica Press. ISBN 1-873403-83-6.
• Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.

External links[]

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