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Vaux's swift, the Glossary

Vaux's swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift native to North America, Central America, and northern South America.^[1]

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36 relations: Alaska, American Ornithological Society, Ant, Ashy-tailed swift, Beetle, Bergmann's rule, Bird Alliance of Oregon, Bird migration, California, Central America, Chapman's swift, Cooper's hawk, Douglas fir, Insect, International Ornithologists' Union, John Kirk Townsend, Mexico, North America, Oregon, Owl, Pacific Flyway, Panama, Peregrine falcon, Portland, Oregon, Robert Ridgway, Snag (ecology), South America, Subspecies, Swift (bird), Termite, United States, Venezuela, Wasp, White-collared swift, William Sansom Vaux, Yucatán Peninsula.
Birds of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Chaetura
Native birds of the Northwestern United States
Taxa named by John Kirk Townsend

Alaska

Alaska is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America.

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American Ornithological Society

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States.

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Ant

Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.

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Ashy-tailed swift

The ashy-tailed swift or Andre's swift (Chaetura andrei) is a Vulnerable species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. Vaux's swift and ashy-tailed swift are Chaetura.

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Beetle

Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Holometabola.

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Bergmann's rule is an ecogeographical rule that states that, within a broadly distributed taxonomic clade, populations and species of larger size are found in colder environments, while populations and species of smaller size are found in warmer regions.

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Bird Alliance of Oregon

The Bird Alliance of Oregon (formerly Portland Audubon) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to bird and habitat protection across Oregon in the United States.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Chapman's swift

Chapman's swift (Chaetura chapmani) is a species of bird in subfamily Apodinae of the swift family Apodidae. Vaux's swift and Chapman's swift are Chaetura.

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Cooper's hawk

Cooper's hawk (Accipiter cooperii) is a medium-sized hawk native to the North American continent and found from southern Canada to Mexico.

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Douglas fir

The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae.

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Insect

Insects (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta.

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International Ornithologists' Union

The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is an international organization for the promotion of ornithology.

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John Kirk Townsend

John Kirk Townsend (August 10, 1809 – February 6, 1851) was an American naturalist, ornithologist and collector.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Owl

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

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Pacific Flyway

The Pacific Flyway is a major north-south flyway for migratory birds in the Americas, extending from Alaska to Patagonia.

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Panama

Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America.

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Peregrine falcon

The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), also known simply as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey (raptor) in the family Falconidae.

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Portland, Oregon

Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region.

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Robert Ridgway

Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics.

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Snag (ecology)

In forest ecology, a snag refers to a standing dead or dying tree, often missing a top or most of the smaller branches.

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Swift (bird)

The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds.

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Termite

Termites are a group of detritophagous eusocial insects which consume a wide variety of decaying plant material, generally in the form of wood, leaf litter, and soil humus.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Venezuela

Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea.

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Wasp

A wasp is any insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; this excludes the broad-waisted sawflies (Symphyta), which look somewhat like wasps, but are in a separate suborder.

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White-collared swift

The white-collared swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Cypseloidinae of the swift family Apodidae. Vaux's swift and white-collared swift are birds of Central America.

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William Sansom Vaux

William Sansom Vaux (May 19, 1811 – May 5, 1882) was an American mineralogist from Pennsylvania.

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Yucatán Peninsula

The Yucatán Peninsula (also,; Península de Yucatán) is a large peninsula in southeast Mexico and adjacent portions of Belize and Guatemala.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux's_swift

Also known as Chaetura vauxi, Dusky-backed Swift.

Vaux's swift, the Glossary

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See also

Birds of the Sierra Nevada (United States)

Chaetura

Native birds of the Northwestern United States

Taxa named by John Kirk Townsend

References