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Black Swift Cypseloides niger

Overview

Description

The American black swift, or more simply black swift (Cypseloides niger), is a species of bird that is found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found in the Caribbean.1

Taxonomy

Apodiformes > Apodidae (Swifts) > Swifts

Sightings

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Relevant Sightings

Places Seen

  • California, United States

Media

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Footnotes

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_black_swift