Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Swifts :: Vaux's Swift

Vaux's Swift Chaetura vauxi

Described by: Townsend, J. K. (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Dusky-backed Swift, Richmond's Swift, Yucatan Swift, Andre's Swift
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Jul 16, 2006 © Glen Tepke  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Jul 16, 2006 © Glen Tepke  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Jul 16, 2006 © Glen Tepke  Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA - Jul 16, 2006 © Glen Tepke 
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Range

Cw. North America. C. and s. Central America. N. South America;
Three populations;
(1) Se. Alaska and sw. Canada (nw. and s. British Columbia) s. in the w. United States in n. Idaho, w. Montana mostly w. of the Cascades to c. California w. of the Sierra Nevada.
Winters in Central America.
(2) E. Mexico (sw. Tamaulipas. se. San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo).
(3) S. Mexico (Oaxaca, Veracruz and Chiapas) to Costa Rica.
(4) Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel Is.
(5) E. Panama.
(6) Colombia and n. Venezuela.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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