© Cláudio Dias Timm
Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex
Connor Rosenblatt
Version: 1.0 — Published July 18, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot de les cascades |
| Czech | rorýs zavalitý |
| Dutch | Roetgierzwaluw |
| English | Great Dusky Swift |
| English (United States) | Great Dusky Swift |
| French | Martinet à tête grise |
| French (France) | Martinet à tête grise |
| German | Rußsegler |
| Japanese | オオムジアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | fosseseiler |
| Polish | cierniosternik ciemny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | taperuçu-velho |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Taperuçu-velho |
| Russian | Сумеречный стриж |
| Serbian | Velika tamna čiopa |
| Slovak | sadziar sivohlavý |
| Spanish | Vencejo Canoso |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Vencejo de Cascada |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Vencejo de cascada |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo canoso |
| Swedish | vattenfallsseglare |
| Turkish | Boz Başlı Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Свіфт світлоголовий |
Introduction
Great Dusky Swift forages over forested and riverine habitats in eastern South America. in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. It is well-known to birders for flying around the incredible torrents of Iguazu Falls. It is one of few species of swift that is regularly observed perched when it clings to exposed rock faces. Great Dusky Swift is dark grayish brown with a silvery head, and is fairly large in size.
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Great Dusky Swift
