© Brian Sullivan
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Peter E. Lowther and Charles T. Collins
Version: 2.0 — Published January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot fosc |
| Czech | rorýs černý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Gierzwaluw |
| English | Black Swift |
| English (United States) | Black Swift |
| French | Martinet sombre |
| French (France) | Martinet sombre |
| German | Schwarzsegler |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Chiksòl |
| Icelandic | Svartsvölungur |
| Japanese | クロムジアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | svartseiler |
| Polish | cierniosternik czarny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | taperuçu-escuro |
| Russian | Американский стриж |
| Serbian | Američka crna čiopa |
| Slovak | sadziar čierny |
| Spanish | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Vencejo negro |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Panama) | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Vencejo Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo negro |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejo Negro |
| Swedish | svart seglare |
| Turkish | Karaca Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Свіфт західний |
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. breeding and year-round ranges of the Black Swift.
Distribution of the Black Swift in North and Central America and the western West Indies. This species also breeds in the eastern West Indies and most individuals apparently winter in South America. See text for details.
