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Scientific Name
Chaetura vauxi
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chaetura vauxi (J. K. Townsend, 1839)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyApodidae
SubfamilyApodinae
GenusChaetura
SpeciesChaetura vauxi
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
A casual spring and fall migrant with seven records from along the Colorado River. The only record away from the Colorado River is of one seen south of the Grand Canyon near Anita on 8 Oct 1956 (Lyndon L. Hargrave). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
Geographic Regions Tags
  • Colorado River
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
3
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
SLS - I&M Office
Created Date
7/24/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 2:42:32 PM
Notes
(Chaetura vauxi) Vaux’s Swift is a casual spring and fall migrant with seven records from along the Colorado River. The only record away from the Colorado River is of one seen south of the Grand Canyon near Anita on 8 Oct 1956 (Lyndon L. Hargrave). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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