Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot muntanyenc |
| Czech | rorýs horský |
| Dutch | Kleine Andesgierzwaluw |
| English | White-tipped Swift |
| English (United States) | White-tipped Swift |
| French | Martinet montagnard |
| French (France) | Martinet montagnard |
| German | Bergsegler |
| Japanese | カタジロアマツバメ |
| Norwegian | hvittippseiler |
| Polish | aeronauta białoplamy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | andorinhão-serrano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Andorinhão-serrano |
| Russian | Горный стриж |
| Serbian | Belovrha čiopa |
| Slovak | vzducholovec vrchovský |
| Spanish | Vencejo Montañés |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Vencejo Montañés |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Vencejo Filipunteado |
| Spanish (Peru) | Vencejo Montañés |
| Spanish (Spain) | Vencejo montañés |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Vencejo Montañés |
| Swedish | vitmönstrad seglare |
| Turkish | Güneyli Alaca Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | Серпокрилець гірський |
White-tipped Swift Aeronautes montivagus
Version: 1.0 — Published October 10, 2014
Behavior
Introduction
Gregarious. Forages for flying insects low above the forest in single-species or mixed-species flocks of up to 50 individuals (Mazar Barnett et al. 1998, Herzog et al. 2003). Sometimes forages in wide erratic circles over canyons, maintaining the same altitude over ridges (Mazar Barnett et al. 1998).
Territoriality
Currently no information on territoriality.
Sexual Behavior
Currently no information on courtship or mating system; presumably is at least socially monogamous.
Social and interspecific behavior
Often forages in mixed-species flocks of up to about 50 birds, including Sick's Swift (Chaetura meridionalis), White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris), and Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus) (Mazar Barnett et al. 1998, Herzog et al. 2003).
Predation
Beebe (1949) recorded one instance of a Bat Falcon (Falco rufigularis) catching three White-tipped Swifts.
