Black Swift Cypseloides niger Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (29)
- Subspecies (3)
Carolyn Gunn, Peter E. Lowther, Charles T. Collins, Jason Beason, Kim Potter, and M. Webb
Version: 3.0 — Published February 3, 2023
Revision Notes
Version: 3.0 — Published February 3, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | rorýs černý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Gierzwaluw |
| English | Black Swift |
| English (United States) | Black Swift |
| French | Martinet sombre |
| French (French Guiana) | 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 |
Revision Notes
Carolyn Gunn revised the account, with contributions from Peter Pyle on the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Cypseloides niger ("Gmelin, JF", 1789)
PROTONYM:
Hirundo nigra
"Gmelin, JF", 1789. Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2 1 pt2, p.1025.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hispaniola.
Definitions
- CYPSELOIDES
- cypseloides
- niger
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