| White-throated swift | |
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| Spokane County, Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Apodidae |
| Genus: | Aeronautes |
| Species: | A. saxatalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aeronautes saxatalis (Woodhouse, 1853)
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| Subspecies | |
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Aeronautes saxatalis nigrior | |
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The white-throated swift (Aeronautes saxatalis) is a swift of the family Apodidae native to western North America, south to cordilleran western Honduras.[2] Its coastal range extends as far north as Northern California, while inland it has migratory populations found throughout the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain regions, ranging as far north as southern British Columbia.[2] White-throated swifts are found in open areas near cliffs, rock faces, or man-made structures, where they roost. Swifts are social birds, and groups are often seen roosting and foraging for flying insects together.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Aeronautes saxatalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22686733A93124343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22686733A93124343.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Ryan TP, Collins CT. 2000. White-throated Swift (Aeronautes saxatalis). Version 2.0. In: Poole AF, Gill FB, editors. The Birds of North America [Internet]. [cited 2018 Oct 3]; Ithaca (NY): Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bna.526.