Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot pitblanc |
| Czech | rorýs běloprsý |
| Dutch | Caucagierzwaluw |
| English | White-chested Swift |
| English (United States) | White-chested Swift |
| French | Martinet à plastron blanc |
| French (France) | Martinet à plastron blanc |
| German | Brustflecksegler |
| Japanese | ムナジロムジアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | hvitbrystseiler |
| Polish | cierniosternik kolumbijski |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | taperuçu-de-peito-branco |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Taperuçu-de-peito-branco |
| Russian | Белогрудый стриж |
| Serbian | Belogruda čiopa |
| Slovak | sadziar bieloprsý |
| Spanish | Vencejo Pechiblanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vencejo Pechiblanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Vencejo de Pecho Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo pechiblanco |
| Swedish | vitbröstad seglare |
| Turkish | Ak Göğüslü Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Свіфт білогрудий |
White-chested Swift Cypseloides lemosi
Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published September 28, 2012
Version: 1.0 — Published September 28, 2012
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Calls of White-chested Swift are similar to those of Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) (Howell 2002, 2011), and are described as "single, steady-paced chipping calls, chip, chip, chip given by lone birds and slightly sweeter or mellower, faster-paced series, e.g, chih-chih-chih-chih-chih given in chasing interactions" (Howell (2002), and as "a rapid, piping pi'pi'pi-pee pee and single tip and pee notes" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2010). Note that in this recording, from northern Peru, the vocalizations of White-chested Swift are the "clearer, puttering calls" and that the "scratchier" vocalizations are of another species, Chestnut-collared Swift (Streptoprocne rutila) and/or White-chinned Swift (Cypseloides cryptus).
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
