Black swift Cypseloides niger
Identification Tips:
Length: 7 inches
Sexes similar
Juvenile similar to adult
Small aerial bird with cigar-shaped body and crescent-shaped wings
Tail short and strongly notched
Entirely blackish plumage ...
Black Swifts arrive in Alberta in mid June, often flying so high over mountain country during good weather that they are barely visible.
Black Swift is considered primarily a mountainous species, occurring over a range of highland habitats, particularly over rugged terrain and coastal cliffs.
Black Swift Cypseloides niger
Described by: Gmelin, J. F. (1789)
Alternate common name(s): American Black Swift
Old scientific name(s): Nephoecetes niger ...
Black Swift, Cypseloides niger (A)
White-collared Swift, Streptoprocne zonaris
Chimney Swift, Chaetura pelagica (A)
Antillean Palm Swift, Tachornis phoenicobia ...
- Black Swifts: Black Swifts (USGS)
- Chimney Swifts: USGS ... Birds of Nova Scotia
- Egyptian Swifts: Houras Loft Breeding Egyptian Swifts ... The Standards of the Egyptian Swift (ES)by Adel Salem
- Vaux's Swifts: USGS ...
Black Swift, Cypseloides niger
White-chested Swift, Cypseloides lemosi
Rothschild's Swift, Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty Swift, Cypseloides fumigatus
Spot-fronted Swift, Cypseloides cherriei ...
Swift, Northern Swift, European Swift, Eurasian Swift, Black Swift
Bird Family :
Apodidae - Swifts, swiftlets and needletails ...
 See also: Swift, Swallow, Martin, Chimney swift, Bat
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