Species: Aeronautes saxatalis
White-throated Swift
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Craniata
Class
Aves
Order
Apodiformes
Family
Apodidae
Genus
Aeronautes
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
Martinet à gorge blanche - Vencejo Pecho Blanco
Informal Taxonomy
Animals, Vertebrates - Birds - Other Birds
Formal Taxonomy
Animalia - Craniata - Aves - Apodiformes - Apodidae - Aeronautes
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A swift.
Migration
true - true - true - Breeding populations north of central California and central Arizona arrive in nesting areas March-May, move south for winter.
Non-migrant
true
Locally Migrant
true
Food Comments
Insectivorous. Catches flying insects (flies, beetles, bees, winged ants, bugs, etc.).
Reproduction Comments
Copulation occurs in the air. Clutch size 3-6 (usually 4-5).
Length
17
Weight
32
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1996-12-02
Global Status Last Changed
1996-12-02
Other Status
LC - Least concern
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
BREEDING: southern British Columbia, southern Alberta, to Montana, northwestern South Dakota, northwestern Nebraska, southeastern Wyoming, eastern Colorado, New Mexico, western Texas, west to southern California, central Arizona, south through Mexico to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. NON-BREEDING: central California, central Arizona (rarely southern New Mexico) south to limits of breeding range (AOU 1983).