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Field Guide for all the Birds of Cuba

Black Swift

Martinet sombre

Cypseloides niger

Information, images and range maps on over 490 birds of Cuba, including sub-species, vagrants, introduced birds and possibilities

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the Black Swift

B L	W W	W	Family	Latin Name
7.10" 18cm	16" 40cm	1.9oz 54g	Apodidae	Cypseloides niger

The Black Swift is the largest swift seen in North America. These swifts have the smallest population of all the native swifts. They are known as the swifts that nest behind waterfalls and in caves. This swift is found in the Rockies in the northern US states and in British Columbia and Alberta in Canada. It has been reported as a very rare visitor to Cuba.

Birds of Cuba