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White-fronted Swift

Cypseloides storeri

Data Deficient

날개 폭

27.4 cm

체중

39.25 g

과

Apodidae

목

Caprimulgiformes

소개

14 cm의 중형 칼새로 멕시코 서부 1,500–3,000m 고도 산지림 고유종. 흰 이마 반점이 있는 그을린 흑색 깃털. 삼림 산지사면 위를 날며 먹이를 구하는 공중 곤충식성. 가장 알려지지 않은 신열대 칼새 중 하나. 취약종으로 분류.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
날개 폭	27.4 cm	10.8 in
체중	39.25 g	1.38 oz

식별

깃털

Blackish-brown throughout with a prominent white frontal patch on forehead and lores; no other pale markings; slightly paler brownish below; poorly known Mexican endemic known from very few specimens.

Habitat & Range

🌲 Forest

분포 지역

Endemic to western Mexico from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Resident in forested highlands near canyon streams at 1,000–2,500 m. Poorly known.

Diet & Feeding

Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes.

보전 상태

Data Deficient

IUCN Red List

소리

노래

Poorly known vocalizations; thin twittering presumed; calls over Mexican montane waterfalls; high-pitched soft chip notes; very rarely documented; data-deficient species

분류학

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
목	Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
과	Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus	Cypseloides
종	Cypseloides storeri

Distribution

White-fronted Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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출현 Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

External Databases

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What does the White-fronted Swift eat?

Obligate aerial insectivore; takes small flies, beetles, and aerial spiders in swooping fast-flight passes.

Where does the White-fronted Swift live?

Endemic to western Mexico from Jalisco to Oaxaca. Resident in forested highlands near canyon streams at 1,000–2,500 m. Poorly known.

Is the White-fronted Swift endangered?

The White-fronted Swift has a conservation status of Data Deficient.

What does the White-fronted Swift sound like?

Poorly known vocalizations; thin twittering presumed; calls over Mexican montane waterfalls; high-pitched soft chip notes; very rarely documented; data-deficient species

How big is the White-fronted Swift?

The White-fronted Swift has a wingspan of 27.4 cm, weight of 39.25 g.

What order and family does the White-fronted Swift belong to?

The White-fronted Swift (Cypseloides storeri) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.