White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

17 cm (7") Fairly common. Western mountains, rocky canyons, cliffs, open sky.

Boldly patterned black and white swift with a long forked tail. Associates with Violet-green Swallows.

Song: shrill twitter.

Videos

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Images

Muskrat Trail, Coyote Hills Regional Park, Freemont, CA - February 2011

Credit: Julio Mulero

Valley-Chapel Rd, Spokane County, Washington - April 2006

Credit: Michael Woodruff

Red Rocks Park, Colorado - May 2010

Credit: Bruce Cyg

Distribution Maps

White-throated Swift distribution map

White-throated Swift distribution map

White-throated Swift winter distribution map

White-throated Swift winter distribution map

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