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| − | [[Image:060716 Vaux's Swift 5276.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Glen Tepke<br />Santa Cruz, [[California]], USA, | + | [[Image:060716 Vaux's Swift 5276.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Glen+Tepke|Glen Tepke}}<br />Santa Cruz, [[California]], [[USA]], July 2006]] |
;[[:Category:Chaetura|Chaetura]] vauxi | ;[[:Category:Chaetura|Chaetura]] vauxi | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 10.7 to 11.2 cm | + | 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)<br /> | ||
| + | Sexes similar | ||
| + | '''Juveniles''': dusky bases to the throat feathers | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[North America|North]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]<br /> | |
| + | '''North America''': [[Canada]], [[British Columbia]], [[Alaska]], [[Alabama]], [[Arizona]], [[California]], [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Nevada]], [[Oregon]], [[Tennessee]], [[Utah]] and [[Washington]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Central America''': [[Mexico]], [[Baja California]], [[Baja California Sur]], [[Guatemala]], [[Belize]], [[El Salvador]], [[Honduras]], [[Nicaragua]], [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South America''': [[Venezuela]] | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ''C. v. andrei'' is now again regarded as full species, [[Ashy-tailed Swift]]. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
| + | Six subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | *''C. v. vauxi'': | ||
| + | :*Locally from south-eastern [[Alaska]] to south-western [[US]]; winters to [[Guatemala]] | ||
| + | *''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'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[Mexico]] to [[Costa Rica]] and extreme western [[Panama]] (Chiriquí) | ||
| + | *''C. v. ochropygia'': | ||
| + | :*Eastern [[Panama]] | ||
| + | *''C. v. aphanes'' | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Venezuela]] (coastal ranges, from Lara and Yaracuy east to Sucre and Monagas) | ||
| − | + | An additional subspecies ''warneri'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
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==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== | ||
| − | + | ====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== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Avibase |
| + | #Wikipedia | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chaetura+vauxi}} | {{GSearch|Chaetura+vauxi}} | ||
| − | + | {{GS-checked}}<br /><br /> | |
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chaetura]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chaetura]] | ||
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- Chaetura vauxi
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
C. v. andrei is now again regarded as full species, Ashy-tailed Swift.
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:
- Southern Mexico to Costa Rica and extreme western Panama (Chiriquí)
- C. v. ochropygia:
- Eastern Panama
- C. v. aphanes
- Northern Venezuela (coastal ranges, from Lara and Yaracuy east to Sucre and Monagas)
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
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vaux's Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vaux%27s_Swift
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
