Spot-fronted swift
Cypseloides cherriei Ridgway, 1893
The spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 22.1 g to 22.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the spot-fronted swift
- Weight
- 22.1 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
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- 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 spot-fronted swift live?
Not recorded
What is the spot-fronted swift?
The spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei) is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
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Is the spot-fronted swift endangered?
The spot-fronted 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 spot-fronted swift classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyApodidae
- genusCypseloides
- SpeciesCypseloides cherriei Ridgway, 1893
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- سمامة ذات نقطة الجبهةArabic
- falciot caratacatCatalan
- falciot de cara tacadaCatalan
- rorýs skvrnolícíCzech
- coblyn aelwynWelsh
- BrillesejlerDanish
- DiademseglerGerman
- makulfrunta apodoEsperanto
- Vencejo cuatroojosSpanish
- Vencejo cuatro-ojosSpanish
- Vencejo de CherrieSpanish
- Vencejo de Frente PunteadaSpanish
- koskikiitäjäFinnish
- Martinet à points blancsFrench
- čiopa uzdašicaCroatian
- diadém sarlósfecskeHungarian
- Rondone frontemacchiataItalian
- Rondone dalla fronte maculataItalian
- シロボシムジアマツバメJapanese
- dėmėtakaktis amerikinis čiurlysLithuanian
- DiadeemgierzwaluwDutch
- hvitflekkseilerNorwegian
- cierniosternik okularowyPolish
- taperuçu-quatro-olhosPortuguese
- andorinhão-de-loros-brancosPortuguese
- Пятнистолобый стрижRussian
- Пятнистолобый американский стрижRussian
- sadziar škvrnitohlavýSlovak
- fläckpannad seglareSwedish
- Dört Gözlü EbabilTurkish
- свіфт плямистолобийUkrainian
- 斑额黑雨燕Chinese
- 點額黑雨燕Chinese
Relatives of the spot-fronted swift
Other species in the same genus Cypseloides.
American black swift
Cypseloides niger
Great dusky swift
Cypseloides senex
Rothschild's swift
Cypseloides rothschildi
Sooty swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
White-chested swift
Cypseloides lemosi
White-chinned swift
Cypseloides cryptus
CompareSpot-fronted swift vs American black swiftSpot-fronted swift vs Great dusky swiftSpot-fronted swift vs Rothschild's swiftSpot-fronted swift vs Sooty swift
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the spot-fronted swift?
An adult spot-fronted swift weighs 22.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the spot-fronted swift endangered?
The spot-fronted 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 spot-fronted swift?
The spot-fronted swift (Cypseloides cherriei) 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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