American black swift
The American black swift or more simply black swift (Cypseloides niger) is a name given to birds that are found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found on islands in the West Indies. In flight, these birds resemble a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is mostly a sooty dark gray. There is some contrast between the upper and lower wing. The shoulders are much darker in color than the remaining portion of the wing. They also have short slightly forked tails.
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American black swift
The American black swift or more simply black swift (Cypseloides niger) is a name given to birds that are found from northern British Columbia in Canada through the United States and Mexico to Costa Rica and Brazil. They are also found on islands in the West Indies. In flight, these birds resemble a flying cigar with long slender curved wings. The plumage is mostly a sooty dark gray. There is some contrast between the upper and lower wing. The shoulders are much darker in color than the remaining portion of the wing. They also have short slightly forked tails.
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Cypseloides niger Cypseloides ...... ux de la famille des Apodidae.
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De zwarte gierzwaluw (Cypseloides niger) is een lid van de familie der Apodidae.
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Der Schwarzsegler (Cypseloides ...... ,3 Millionen Quadratkilometer.
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El vencejo negro (Cypseloides ...... desde Canadá hasta Costa Rica.
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The American black swift or mo ...... ften foraging in small groups.
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سمامة سوداء (الإسم العلمي: Cypseloides niger) هو نوع من فصيلة سمامة.
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Cypseloides niger
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Adult black swift on the nest in Shoshone County, Idaho
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Cypseloides niger Cypseloides ...... ux de la famille des Apodidae.
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De zwarte gierzwaluw (Cypseloides niger) is een lid van de familie der Apodidae.
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Der Schwarzsegler (Cypseloides ...... grau und deutlich blasser ist.
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El vencejo negro (Cypseloides ...... desde Canadá hasta Costa Rica.
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The American black swift or mo ...... e short slightly forked tails.
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سمامة سوداء (الإسم العلمي: Cypseloides niger) هو نوع من فصيلة سمامة.
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American black swift
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Cypseloides niger
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Martinet sombre
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Schwarzsegler
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Zwarte gierzwaluw
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سمامة سوداء
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