The Cypseloidinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:
- Genus Cypseloides
| Cypseloidinae | |
|---|---|
| |
| American black swift (Cypseloides niger) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Subfamily: | Cypseloidinae Bonaparte, 1838 |
- 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
edit- 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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