Where does the Black Swift live?
Cypseloides niger has 46,908 records in 37 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 46,908 records
- 37 places
- 142 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesApodiformesApodidaeCypseloides
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,256 | |
| Canada | 15,467 | |
| Costa Rica | 3,503 | |
| Mexico | 2,598 | |
| Guadeloupe | 1,074 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1,028 | |
| Panama | 710 | |
| Jamaica | 595 | |
| Dominican Republic | 281 | |
| Dominica | 216 | |
| Cuba | 194 | |
| Haiti | 177 | |
| Saint Lucia | 124 | |
| Nicaragua | 111 | |
| Martinique | 108 | |
| Guatemala | 104 | |
| Barbados | 97 | |
| Grenada | 55 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 55 | |
| Honduras | 50 | |
| Colombia | 23 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 19 | |
| El Salvador | 18 | |
| Bonaire | 7 | |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | |
| Bermuda | 4 | |
| Aruba | 3 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 3 | |
| Brazil | 3 | |
| Ecuador | 3 | |
| French Guiana | 3 | |
| Saint Martin | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 | |
| Curaçao | 2 | |
| Montserrat | 2 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 2 | |
| Venezuela | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Apodidae.
Common Swift
3,081,538 records
Little Swift
535,342 records
Asian Palm-Swift
434,905 records
Vaux's Swift
426,681 records
White-collared Swift
332,364 records
African Palm-Swift
287,770 records
Alpine Swift
271,014 records
House Swift
264,910 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.