Tuesday, June 5, 2012

>Cypseloides cryptus (White-chinned Swift)

White-chinned Swift


The White-chinned Swift (Cypseloides cryptus) is a species of swift in the Apodidae family. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.




White-chinned Swift
Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Apodiformes
Family:Apodidae
Genus:Cypseloides
Species:C. cryptus
Binomial name
Cypseloides cryptus
Zimmer, 1945

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