White-naped Swift

When to see the White-naped Swift

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

Where to see the White-naped Swift

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the White-naped Swift

The white-naped swift is the largest representative of the swift family in the New World and one of the two largest species in the world. Only the purple needletail of Asia may be slightly larger. This bird is found principally in western and central Mexico, with one record on the Guatemalan border.

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Easily confused with

Tepui SwiftStreptoprocne phelpsiThe tepui swift is one of the smaller members of genus Streptoprocne. Biscutate SwiftStreptoprocne biscutataThe biscutate swift is about 22 cm (8.7 in) long and weighs about 115 g (4.1 oz). Chestnut-collared SwiftStreptoprocne rutilaThe chesnut-collared swift is one of the smaller members of genus Streptoprocne.