Tepui swift
Streptoprocne phelpsi (Collins, 1972)
The tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi) is a species in the family Apodidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 21.6 g to 21.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the tepui swift
- Weight
- 21.8 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
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the tepui swift live?
Not recorded
What is the tepui swift?
The tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi) is a species of bird in subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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Is the tepui swift endangered?
The tepui 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.
How is the tepui swift classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyApodidae
- genusStreptoprocne
- SpeciesStreptoprocne phelpsi (Collins, 1972)
Synonyms Cypseloides phelpsi, Cypseloides phelpsi, Cypseloides phelpsi, Cypseloides phelpsi
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- سمامة تيبويArabic
- falciot dels tepuisCatalan
- rorýs tepuovýCzech
- rorýs tepuiovýCzech
- TepuísejlerDanish
- PantepuísejlerDanish
- PhelpsseglerGerman
- OrangekehlseglerGerman
- tepuja apodoEsperanto
- Vencejo de tepuiSpanish
- Vencejo de tepuySpanish
- tulipea-kosepiiritajaEstonian
- tepuikiitäjäFinnish
- tepuinkiitäjäFinnish
- Martinet des tépuisFrench
- narančastogrla čiopaCroatian
- Phelps-sarlósfecskeHungarian
- Rondone dei tepuiItalian
- アカエリムジアマツバメJapanese
- venesuelinis amerikinis čiurlysLithuanian
- TepuigierzwaluwDutch
- tepuiseilerNorwegian
- lotniarz widłosternyPolish
- taperuçu-dos-tepuisPortuguese
- andorinhão-dos-tepuisPortuguese
- Рыжегрудый стрижRussian
- Венесуэльский стрижикRussian
- Венесуэльский американский стрижRussian
- sadziar útesovýSlovak
- Čiopa iz TepuijaSerbian
- tepuíseglareSwedish
- Tepui EbabiliTurkish
- свіфт венесуельськийUkrainian
- 费氏黑雨燕Chinese
- 費普氏黑雨燕Chinese
Relatives of the tepui swift
Other species in the same genus Streptoprocne.
Chestnut-collared swift
Streptoprocne rutila
White-collared swift
Streptoprocne zonaris
Biscutate swift
Streptoprocne biscutata
White-naped swift
Streptoprocne semicollaris
CompareTepui swift vs Chestnut-collared swiftTepui swift vs White-collared swiftTepui swift vs Biscutate swiftTepui swift vs White-naped swift
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tepui swift?
An adult tepui swift weighs 21.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tepui swift endangered?
The tepui 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 tepui swift?
The tepui swift (Streptoprocne phelpsi) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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