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White-throated Swift

Aeronautes saxatalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 22,657, February 19,609, March 20,419, April 25,328, May 24,596, June 18,093, July 15,497, August 15,784, September 20,030, October 20,463, November 26,311, December 20,283.
United States498,589
California249,070
Arizona74,410
Colorado38,937
Texas27,081
Nevada23,038
New Mexico22,949
Canada15,693
Washington8,891
British Columbia8,495

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderSwifts and Hummingbirds · Apodiformes
FamilySwifts · Apodidae
GenusAeronautes Swifts · Aeronautes

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