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;[[:Category:Chaetura|Chaetura]] vauxi
 
;[[:Category:Chaetura|Chaetura]] vauxi
 
'''Includes: Ashy-tailed Swift'''
 
'''Includes: Ashy-tailed Swift'''
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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10.7 to 11.2 cm.  Dusky black head, upperparts and wings are dusky black, grey brown underparts, rump and tail coverts, paler grey throat, becoming whitish in northern birds. The sexes are similar, but juveniles have dusky bases to the throat feathers.
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10.7 to 11.2 cm
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*Dusky black head, upperparts and wings
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*Grey brown underparts, rump and tail coverts
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*Paler grey throat (whiter in northern birds)<br />
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Sexes similar
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'''Juveniles''': dusky bases to the throat feathers
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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Southern [[Alaska]] to central [[California]], [[Mexico]], [[Panama]] and northern [[Venezuela]].
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[[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br />
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'''North America''': [[Canada]], [[British Columbia]], [[Alaska]], [[Alabama]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]], [[Tennessee]], [[Utah]] and [[Washington]]<br />
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'''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Baja California]], [[Baja California Sur]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br />
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'''South America''': [[Venezuela]]
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==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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Six subspecies are recognized:
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*''C. v. vauxi'':
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:*Locally from south-eastern [[Alaska]] to south-western [[US]]; winters to [[Guatemala]]
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*''C. v. gaumeri'':
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:*South-eastern [[Mexico]] (Yucatán Peninsula) and Cozumel Island
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*''C. v. tamaulipensis'':
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:*Eastern [[Mexico]] (south-western Tamaulípas and south-eastern San Luis Potosí)
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*''C. v. richmondi'':
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:*Southern [[Mexico]] to [[Costa Rica]] and extreme western [[Panama]] (Chiriquí)
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*''C. v. ochropygia'':
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*''C. v. andrei'':
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:*Northern [[Venezuela]]
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
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Six subspecies are recognized.<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup><br />
 
 
''Andrei'' was formerly regarded as full species, Ashy-tailed Swift.
 
''Andrei'' was formerly regarded as full species, Ashy-tailed Swift.
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An additional subspecies ''warneri'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Mountains and foothills, mainly above 700 m,  forests and  towns.
 
Mountains and foothills, mainly above 700 m,  forests and  towns.
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==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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* '''Breeding:''' The cup shaped nest is built from twigs and saliva and placed in a tree hole or cliff crevice.  3 white eggs are laid.
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====Breeding====
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The cup-shaped twiggy nest is built in a tree hole or cliff crevice.  The clutch consists of 3 white eggs.
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*''' Diet:''' Includes  flying insects, such as beetles, wasps, termites and flying ants.
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====Diet====
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Includes  flying insects, such as beetles, wasps, termites and flying ants.
 
==References==
 
==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase
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#Wikipedia
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Chaetura+vauxi}}
 
{{GSearch|Chaetura+vauxi}}

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Photo by Glen Tepke
Santa Cruz, California, USA, July 2006
Chaetura vauxi

Includes: Ashy-tailed Swift

Identification

10.7 to 11.2 cm

  • Dusky black head, upperparts and wings
  • Grey brown underparts, rump and tail coverts
  • Paler grey throat (whiter in northern birds)

Sexes similar Juveniles: dusky bases to the throat feathers

Distribution

North, Central and South America
North America: Canada, British Columbia, Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah and Washington
Central America: Mexico, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama
South America: Venezuela

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

Six subspecies are recognized:

  • C. v. vauxi:
  • C. v. gaumeri:
  • South-eastern Mexico (Yucatán Peninsula) and Cozumel Island
  • C. v. tamaulipensis:
  • Eastern Mexico (south-western Tamaulípas and south-eastern San Luis Potosí)
  • C. v. richmondi:
  • C. v. ochropygia:
  • C. v. andrei:

Andrei was formerly regarded as full species, Ashy-tailed Swift.

An additional subspecies warneri is generally considered invalid[1].

Habitat

Mountains and foothills, mainly above 700 m, forests and towns.

Behaviour

Breeding

The cup-shaped twiggy nest is built in a tree hole or cliff crevice. The clutch consists of 3 white eggs.

Diet

Includes flying insects, such as beetles, wasps, termites and flying ants.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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