Vaux's swift is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Townsend, JK 1839)
Reference:
Narr. Journ. Rocky Mts.
Protonym:
Cypcelus Vauxi
Type locality:
Columbia River = Fort Vancouver, Washington.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23864127
Avibase ID:
0EB30FB8D2770BA8
Avibase ID:
avibase-0EB30FB8
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0EB30FB8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 178002
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Vaux's or Ashy-tailed Swift ( Chaetura [vauxi or andrei]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Martinet de Vaux ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2019: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.52: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.54: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.55: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 2015: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
eBird version 2019: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 2] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Vaux's Swift ( Chaetura vauxi) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chaetura vauxi [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chaetura vauxi [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Chaetura [vauxi, andrei or meridionalis]
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