| Black
Swift |
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American Black Swift |
Alternate
name |
| Cypseloides niger |
Scientific
name |
| Apodiformes |
Order |
| Apodidae |
Family |
|
14.3 - 16.5cm |
Length |
| Tropical montane moist forest
often found near water & in rocky areas. Found in:-
Windward Islands,
Virgin Islands,
USA, Trinidad
& Tobago, St. Lucia,
St.Kitts,
Puerto Rico,
Panama,
Nicaragua, Martinique, Mexico,
Montserrat,
Lesser Antilles,
Leeward Islands, Jamaica,
Honduras,
Haiti,
Guadeloupe,
Grenada,
El Salvador,
Dominica,
Dominican Republic.
Cuba,
Costa Rica,
Colombia,
Cayman Islands,
Canada,
Bermuda, Barbados
&
Anguilla. |
Habitat-Altitude-Range |
| 1 - 2 eggs incubated in 23-27
days. |
Clutch |
| Flying insects, drifting
spiders. |
Food |
| Found feeding in small groups
and migrate in larger flocks. |
Habits |
| 1694
|
World Number |
| Least concern |
Status |
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