Vaux's Swift bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsVaux's Swift [incl. aphanes], Oregon Swift, Richmond's Swift
Old latin name for birdCypcelus vauxi, Chaetura vauxii
OrderSwifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes
FamilySwifts / Apodidae
GenusChaetura
Breeding regionMiddle America, North America, South America
Breeding subregionw Canada to n SA

Vaux's Swift bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Begging call, juvenile, © Elias Aristides Elias
    United States
  • 2.
    Song, © Elias Aristides Elias
    United States
  • 3.
    Call, © Andrew Spencer
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, © John van Dort
    Honduras
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 6.
    Call, © Elias Aristides Elias
    United States
  • 7.
    Flight call, © Nick Komar
    Nicaragua
  • 8.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 9.
    Flight call, © Nick Komar
    Nicaragua
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Vaux's Swift

Vaux's Swift subspecies (7)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Chaetura vauxi aphanesn Venezuela-No
Chaetura vauxi gaumeriYucatán Pen. and Cozumel I. (Mexico)-No
Chaetura vauxi ochropygiae Panama-No
Chaetura vauxi richmondis Mexico to Costa Rica-No
Chaetura vauxi tamaulipensise Mexico-No
Chaetura vauxi vauxiw Canada to sw USAto Central AmericaNo
Chaetura vauxi warneriw Mexico-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
Catalanfalciot cuaespinós de Vaux
Chinese沃氏雨燕
Chinese (Traditional)黑背刺尾雨燕
Croatiansmeđorepa čiopa
CzechRorýs srpokrídlý, rorýs srpokřídlý
DanishBrun Tornhalesejler
DutchVaux' Gierzwaluw, Vaux-gierzwaluw, Vauxs Gierzwaluw
EsperantoVauksa pinglovostulo
Estonianlääne-kammsaba
Finnishlännenkiitäjä
FrenchMartinet de Vaux, Martinet de l'Ouest, Martinet sylvestre, Martinet de Vaux [incl. aphanes]
GermanGraubauchsegler
HungarianVaux-sarlósfecske
ItalianRondone codaspinosa di Vaux, Rondone di Vaux
Japaneseノドジロハリオアマツバメ
LatvianVoksa svīre
LithuanianVo chetura
Norwegianbrunseiler, Brunseiler
Polishkominiarczyk szarobrzuchy, Komniarczyk szarobrzuchy
Portugueseandorinhão-de-vaux, andorinhão-pardo
RussianСеробрюхий иглохвост, Иглохвост Вокса
SerbianZapadna američka čiopa
Slovaksrp Vauxov, dážďovník vauxov
SpanishVencejo Grisáceo, Vencejo de Vaux, Vencejo Común, venceo de Vaux
Swedishsmåseglare, Columbiaseglare, vauxseglare
TurkishVaux İğnekuyruğu
Ukrainianголкохвіст сірочеревий