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Black Swift

Cypseloides niger

Vulnerable

طول الجناح

29,9 cm

الوزن

41,55 g

الفصيلة

Apodidae

الرتبة

Caprimulgiformes

حول

A large swift (15-18 cm, wingspan 38 cm) with all-dark plumage and a slightly forked tail. Breeds on sea cliffs and behind waterfalls across western North America and the Caribbean. Aerial insectivore, foraging high over mountains and valleys. A long-distance migrant wintering in South America.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
طول الجناح	29,9 cm	11.8 in
الوزن	41,55 g	1.47 oz

التعرف

الريش

Entirely black with slight glossy sheen; faint pale scaling on forehead and chin in fresh plumage; broad-winged and large-bodied; slightly forked tail; sexes alike; North American cliff-nesting swift with wholly dark plumage.

Habitat & Range

🌿 Wetland

النطاق الجغرافي

Breeds in western North America from Alaska south to California and the Caribbean. Migrates to winter in Mexico and Central America.

Diet & Feeding

Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

السلوك والتكاثر

التعشيش

Incubation: 23-27 days. Fledging: 40-61 days.

عدد البيض في الوضع

الصوت

الغناء

Soft, buzzy chittering 'spee-spee'; thin twittering over mountain waterfalls; higher and softer than Common Swift; small flocks call weakly over nesting cliffs

التصنيف

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
الرتبة	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
الفصيلة	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Cypseloides
الأنواع	Cypseloides niger

Distribution

Black Swift has been recorded in 2 countries.

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موجود Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia

External Databases

الأسئلة الشائعة

What does the Black Swift eat?

Exclusively aerial diet; consumes tiny flying insects and spiders, sometimes following insect swarms for km.

Where does the Black Swift live?

Breeds in western North America from Alaska south to California and the Caribbean. Migrates to winter in Mexico and Central America.

Is the Black Swift endangered?

The Black Swift has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Black Swift nest?

Incubation: 23-27 days. Fledging: 40-61 days.

What does the Black Swift sound like?

Soft, buzzy chittering 'spee-spee'; thin twittering over mountain waterfalls; higher and softer than Common Swift; small flocks call weakly over nesting cliffs

How big is the Black Swift?

The Black Swift has a wingspan of 29.9 cm, weight of 41.55 g.

What order and family does the Black Swift belong to?

The Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.