Listen to the White-tipped swift
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About the White-tipped swift
The White-tipped swift is a bird in the family Apodidae (order Apodiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the White-tipped swift sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as calls group and interaction call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The white-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Apodinae of the family Apodidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly Guyana.
More from the family Apodidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a White-tipped swift sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the White-tipped swift on this page, including its calls group and interaction call. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the White-tipped swift endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the White-tipped swift as “least concern”.
What family does the White-tipped swift belong to?
The White-tipped swift (Aeronautes montivagus) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources & credits
- Calls group · Imbabura: 13 km N Salinas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Interaction call · Imbabura: 13 km N Salinas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Calls group · Imbabura: 13 km N Salinas, Ecuador by Niels Krabbe – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q820212 – CC0
- Wikipedia: White-tipped swift – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by in Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny – Public domain