Cypseloidinae

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Cypseloidinae
Black Swift, adult.jpg
American black swift (Cypseloides niger)
Scientific classification e
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:

Subspecies: C. n. borealis, C. n. costaricensis, & C. n. niger
Subspecies: S. b. seridoensis, & S. b. biscutata
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
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[]

Media related to Cypseloidinae at Wikimedia Commons

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