American Black Swift / Cypseloides niger
| American Black Swift bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | VU - Vulnerable |
| Synonyms | Northern Swift, Black Swift |
| Old latin name for bird | Hirundo nigra, Nephoecetes niger |
| Order | Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes |
| Family | Swifts / Apodidae |
| Genus | Cypseloides |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America |
| Breeding subregion | w |
| Non breeding region | SA |
American Black Swift bird sounds *
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Related species
Rothschild's Swift
Sooty Swift
Spot-fronted Swift
White-chinned Swift
Great Dusky Swift
White-chested Swift
White-fronted Swift
Where to see American Black Swift
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Aruba
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
- United States of America
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
American Black Swift subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypseloides niger borealis | se Alaska to sw USA | - | No |
| Cypseloides niger costaricensis | c Mexico to Costa Rica | - | No |
| Cypseloides niger niger | West Indies and Trinidad | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Catalan | falciot fosc |
| Chinese | 黑雨燕 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑雨燕 |
| Croatian | planinska čiopa |
| Czech | Rorýs cerný, rorýs černý |
| Danish | Sortsejler |
| Dutch | Zwarte Gierzwaluw |
| Esperanto | Nigra cipselo |
| Estonian | põhja-kosepiiritaja |
| Finnish | mustakiitäjä |
| French | Martinet sombre, Martinet de pluie, Martinet noir d'Amérique, Martinet noir |
| German | Schwarzsegler |
| Hungarian | fekete sarlósfecske |
| Icelandic | Svartsvölungur |
| Italian | Rondone nero, Rondone nero americano |
| Japanese | クロムジアマツバメ |
| Latvian | melnā svīre |
| Lithuanian | juodasis amerikinis čiurlys |
| Norwegian | svartseiler, Svartseiler |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Svartseglar |
| Polish | cierniosternik czarny |
| Portuguese | andorinhão-escuro, taperuçu-escuro |
| Russian | Стрижик американский черный, Американский стриж, Чёрный американский стриж |
| Serbian | Američka crna čiopa |
| Slovak | sadziar čierny |
| Spanish | Vencejo negro |
| Swedish | svartseglare, Svart seglare |
| Turkish | Karaca Ebabil |
| Ukrainian | свіфт західний |