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Apodiformes / Apodidae / Streptoprocne

Chestnut-collared Swift

Streptoprocne rutila

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (chcswi1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Apodidae
Genus: Streptoprocne

Subspecies (3)

Streptoprocne rutila brunnitorques

southeastern Mexico to Panama, and Andes from Colombia to Bolivia (but doubtfully distinct from nominate rutila, and distribution imperfectly known)
Streptoprocne rutila griseifrons

western Mexico (Durango, Sinaloa, and Zacatecas southward to Oaxaca west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec)
Streptoprocne rutila rutila

Venezuela (Andes and coastal ranges) and Trinidad; distribution imperfectly known

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (chcswi1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.