Birds of the World

    APODIFORMES: Apodidae (Swifts)  
Genus: Aeronautes (3 species)


Andean Swift
Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus)
Range: SA: Peru to c Argentina
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Andean Swift
Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus peruvianus)
Range: SA: Peru to c Argentina
Colca Canyon, Peru  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


White-tipped Swift
White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus montivagus)
Range: SA: Venezuela to nw Argentina
ProAves Cerulean Warbler Reserve, San Vicente de Chucuri, Santander, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Robert Lockett   © All Rights Reserved.

Note white belly and throat. White tip of tail best seen from top. Mostly seen in the Andes or other mountain ranges at mid altitudes.

White-throated Swift
White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis saxatalis)
Range: NA, MA: w
Sunnyvale Water Treatment Plant Ponds, Sunnyvale, California,  
   
Photograph by Julio Mulero     Copyright and usage info



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