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 |
Great Dusky Swift Cypseloides senex
Connor Rosenblatt
Version: 1.0 — Published July 18, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published July 18, 2014
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
The primary vocalization of Great Dusky Swift is a short chatter followed by a rasp; it is described by Sick (1993) as "a ti-ti-ti sound followed by a buzz, tirr-tshaarr".
There are very few audio recordings of Great Dusky Swift; examples can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.