Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Chaetura vauxi [vauxi or aphanes]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Gryspenswindswael (aphanes)
Azerbaijani: Qərbi Amerika iynəquyruğu (aphanes yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Западен коминен бързолет (ssp. aphanes)
Catalan: falciot cuaespinós de Vaux (aphanes)
Czech: rorýs srpokřídlý (ssp. aphanes)
Danish: Brun Tornhalesejler (Venezuela Tornhalesejler)
German: Graubauchsegler (aphanes)
English: Ashy-tailed Swift (aphanes), Vaux's Swift (aphanes)
[ENAV]: Vaux's Swift (aphanes)
English, HBW: Vaux's Swift (aphanes)
English (IOC): Vaux's Swift (aphanes)
English (United States): Vaux's Swift (aphanes)
Spanish: Vencejo de Vaux (aphanes)
Spanish (Costa Rica): Vencejo Común (aphanes)
Spanish (Spain): Vencejo de Vaux (aphanes)
Spanish (Honduras): Vencejito Común (aphanes)
Spanish (Mexico): Vencejo de Vaux (aphanes)
Spanish (Panama): Vencejo de Vaux (aphanes)
Spanish (Venezuela): Vencejo Lomimarrón (aphanes)
Estonian: lääne-kammsaba (ssp. aphanes)
Finnish: lännenkiitäjä (aphanes)
French: Martinet d'André (aphanes), Martinet de Vaux (aphanes)
French (Guyane): Martinet de Vaux (aphanes)
Croatian: smeđorepa čiopa (aphanes)
Japanese: ノドジロハリオアマツバメ（aphanes）
Scientific: Chaetura andrei aphanes, Chaetura vauxi aphanes
Dutch: Vauxgierzwaluw (aphanes)
Norwegian: brunseiler (aphanes)
Polish: kominiarczyk szarobrzuchy (aphanes)
Portuguese (Portugal): andorinhão-de-vaux (aphanes)
Russian: Серобрюхий иглохвост (aphanes)
Slovak: srp popolavochvostý (skup.)
Serbian: Zapadna američka čiopa (aphanes)
Swedish: vauxseglare (aphanes)
Turkish: Vaux iğnekuyruğu (aphanes), Vaux İğnekuyruğu (aphanes)
Ukrainian: Голкохвіст сірочеревий (підвид aphanes)