White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 28, 2012
Text last updated September 28, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot pitblanc |
| Czech | rorýs běloprsý |
| Dutch | Caucagierzwaluw |
| English | White-chested Swift |
| English (United States) | White-chested Swift |
| French | Martinet à plastron blanc |
| French (France) | Martinet à plastron blanc |
| German | Brustflecksegler |
| Japanese | ムナジロムジアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystseiler |
| Polish | cierniosternik kolumbijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | taperuçu-de-peito-branco |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Taperuçu-de-peito-branco |
| Russian | Белогрудый стриж |
| Serbian | Belogruda čiopa |
| Slovak | sadziar bieloprsý |
| Spanish | Vencejo Pechiblanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vencejo Pechiblanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Vencejo de Pecho Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo pechiblanco |
| Swedish | vitbröstad seglare |
| Turkish | Ak Göğüslü Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Свіфт білогрудий |
Cypseloides lemosi Eisenmann & Lehmann V, 1962
PROTONYM:
Cypseloides lemosi
Eisenmann & Lehmann V, 1962. American Museum Novitates no.2117, p.3.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- CYPSELOIDES
- cypseloides
- lemosi
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Introduction
White-chested Swift, which is restricted to mid elevations along the east slope of the Andes, is one of the more enigmatic species of the Neotropics. This species was described as recently as 1962, and at that time it was only known from the upper Cauca Valley in central Colombia. More recently this species has been reported from Ecuador and Peru. These records suggest that White-chested Swift may be more widespread, at least as a nonbreeding visitor, but almost nothing is known about the natural history of this species.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-chested Swift
