The white-fronted swift (''Cypseloides storeri'') is a species of
swift
Swift or SWIFT most commonly refers to:
* SWIFT, an international organization facilitating transactions between banks
** SWIFT code
* Swift (programming language)
* Swift (bird), a family of birds
It may also refer to:
Organizations
* SWIFT, ...
in the family
Apodidae
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are not closely related to any passerine species. Swifts are placed in the order Apodiformes with hummingbirds. The treeswifts are closely r ...
. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
Its natural
habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest
Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...
s.
References
white-fronted swift
The white-fronted swift (''Cypseloides storeri'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors th ...
Endemic birds of Western Mexico
white-fronted swift
The white-fronted swift (''Cypseloides storeri'') is a species of swift in the family Apodidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Its natural habitat
In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors th ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Birds of the Sierra Madre del Sur
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