Great dusky swift
Cypseloides senex (Temminck, 1826)
The great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 80 g to 83.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the great dusky swift
- Weight
- 80 g – 83.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the great dusky swift live?
Not recorded
What is the great dusky swift?
The great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex) is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and possibly Bolivia.
From the Wikipedia article “Great dusky swift” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Great_dusky_swift&oldid=1315585219), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.
Is the great dusky swift endangered?
The great dusky swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the great dusky swift classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyApodidae
- genusCypseloides
- SpeciesCypseloides senex (Temminck, 1826)
Synonyms Aerornis niveifrons, Aerornis senex, Aerornis senex senex, Aerornis senex senex, Chaetura major, Cypselus senex
Other names and names in other languages (32)
- سمامة قاتمة كبيرةArabic
- falciot de cascadaCatalan
- rorýs zavalitýCzech
- Skælhovedet SejlerDanish
- RußseglerGerman
- malhela apodoEsperanto
- Vencejo canosoSpanish
- Vencejo de cascadaSpanish
- kahkpea-kosepiiritajaEstonian
- kuohukiitäjäFinnish
- Martinet à tête griseFrench
- čiopa slapašicaCroatian
- kormos sarlósfecskeHungarian
- Rondone foscoItalian
- Rondone scuro maggioreItalian
- オオムジアマツバメJapanese
- Teminko amerikinis čiurlysLithuanian
- RoetgierzwaluwDutch
- fosseseilerNorwegian
- cierniosternik ciemnyPolish
- taperuçu-velhoPortuguese
- andorinhão-do-iguaçuPortuguese
- Andorinhão-velhoPortuguese
- Сумеречный стрижRussian
- Сумеречный американский стрижRussian
- sadziar sivohlavýSlovak
- Velika tamna čiopaSerbian
- vattenfallsseglareSwedish
- Boz Başlı EbabilTurkish
- свіфт світлоголовийUkrainian
- 大黑雨燕Chinese
- 大烏黑雨燕Chinese
Relatives of the great dusky swift
Other species in the same genus Cypseloides.
American black swift
Cypseloides niger
Rothschild's swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-chested swift
Cypseloides lemosi
White-chinned swift
Cypseloides cryptus
Spot-fronted swift
Cypseloides cherriei
CompareGreat dusky swift vs American black swiftGreat dusky swift vs Rothschild's swiftGreat dusky swift vs Sooty swiftGreat dusky swift vs White-chested swift
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the great dusky swift?
An adult great dusky swift weighs 80 g – 83.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the great dusky swift endangered?
The great dusky swift is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the great dusky swift?
The great dusky swift (Cypseloides senex) belongs to the family Apodidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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