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Vaux's Swift (aphanes)

Chaetura vauxi aphanes Wetmore, A; Phelps, WH Jr 1956

Classification
Order:
  Apodiformes
Family:
  Apodidae
Genus:
   Chaetura
Scientific:
  Chaetura vauxi aphanes


Original description

Citation:
  Wetmore, A; Phelps, WH Jr 1956

Reference:
   Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 69 p.2

Protonym:
  Chaetura vauxi aphanes

Type locality:
  Caripe, Estado Monagas, Venezuela, 800 m elev.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/107489#page/236/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4C6991F46B1CD164

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4C6991F4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4C6991F4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 693323

English:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes)
French:
Martinet de Vaux (aphanes)


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Ashy-tailed Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura andrei aphanes)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ashy-tailed Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura andrei aphanes)
Avilist 2025:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes
Clements, version 2021:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 6th edition:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Vaux's Swift (aphanes) ( Chaetura vauxi aphanes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chaetura vauxi aphanes [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

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

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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)

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