Cypseloidinae

{{short description|Subfamily of birds}}

{{Automatic Taxobox

| name = Cypseloidinae

| image = Black Swift, adult.jpg

| image_caption = American black swift (Cypseloides niger)

| taxon = Cypseloidinae

| authority = Bonaparte, 1838

}}

The Cypseloidinae are a subfamily of swifts and contain the following species:

:* Spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei)

:* White-chinned swift (Cypseloides cryptus)

:* Sooty swift (Cypseloides fumigatus)

:* White-chested swift (Cypseloides lemosi)

:* Rothschild's swift (Cypseloides rothschildi)

:* Great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex)

:* White-fronted swift (Cypseloides storeri)

:* American black swift (Cypseloides niger)

:: Subspecies: C. n. borealis, C. n. costaricensis, & C. n. niger

:* Biscutate swift (Streptoprocne biscutata)

:: Subspecies: S. b. seridoensis, & S. b. biscutata

:* Tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi)

:* White-naped swift (Streptoprocne semicollaris)

:* White-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)

:: Subspecies: S. z. mexicana, S. z. bouchellii, S. z. pallidifrons, S. z. minor,
S. z. albicincta, S. z. subtropicalis, S. z. altissima, S. z. kuenzeli, & S. z. zonaris

:* Chestnut-collared swift (Streptoprocne rutila)

:: Subspecies: S. r. griseifrons, S. r. brunnitorques. & S. r. rutila

References

  • {{cite book | last= Chantler | first= Phillip |author2=Driessens, Gerard | year= 2000| title= Swifts: A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World |publisher = Pica Press | location = London | isbn =1-873403-83-6 }}
  • {{cite book | last= Jobling | first= James A | year= 2010| title= The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names | url =https://archive.org/details/Helm_Dictionary_of_Scientific_Bird_Names_by_James_A._Jobling|publisher = Christopher Helm | location = London | isbn = 978-1-4081-2501-4 }}