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White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris)
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PRB-0062Apodiformes

White-collared Swift

Vencejo Acollarado

Streptoprocne zonaris

Accidental / vagrantIUCN LC · Least Concern

The white-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and every mainland South American country.

FamilyApodidaeSwifts
Puerto Rico occurrenceAccidental / vagrantAvibase inferred core 380
Primary habitatforestsForest
Primary dietInvertebrateInvertivore
Average mass106.45 gGlobal trait estimate
MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentAerial

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XC978357Recording 1 of 3flight call
Spectrogram of White-collared Swift: flight call
SpectrogramStreptoprocne zonaris

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Sound recorded by Ricardo José Mitidieri · XC978357 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the White-collared Swift

The white-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the Greater and Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and every mainland South American country.

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC

Global IUCN
LC
Puerto Rico DNER
No current listing in source crosswalk
Federal ESA
No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat
Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat
forests
Elevation
0–3600 m
Nest
Half cup / shallow · Rock
Clutch
2–2 eggs
Social behavior
Colonial

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