Order: Apodiformes | Family: Apodidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Ecuador, Amazonas Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Eastern Ecuador
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Mato Grosso, Brazil
Status: The Gray-rumped Swift is uncommon and widespread in Amazonia where it is known to range up to 1500 m along the foothill of the Andes. It also occurs in the humid forest of northwest Peru in Tumbes, generally on the foothills. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Vencejo de Lomo Gris.
Sub-species: Gray-rumped Swift (Chaetura cinereiventris occidentalis) Berlepsch and Taczanowski, 1884. W Colombia, W Ecuador and extreme NW Peru (Tumbes).
(Chaetura cinereiventris sclateri) Pelzeln, 1868. Through Colombia, NW Brazil (upper Amazonia) and E Peru to NW Bolivia.
Meaning of Name: Chaetura: Gr. Khaitē= long flowing hair and oura= tail. cinereiventris: L. cinereus= ash-coloured and venter= ventris belly.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.