Primer registro del vencejo cuatro ojos (Cypseloides cherriei) para la cordillera central de los Andes (Colombia): First record of the Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei) in the Central Andes of Colombia

Ronald Mauricio  Parra-Hernández; Diego Andrés  Carantón; Miguel  Moreno-Palacios; Jeyson Senen  Sanabria

Authors

Ronald Mauricio Parra-Hernández Grupo de Observación de Aves del Tolima GOAT Bloque la María, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima
Diego Andrés Carantón Grupo de Observación de Aves del Tolima GOAT Bloque la María, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima
Miguel Moreno-Palacios Grupo de Observación de Aves del Tolima GOAT Bloque la María, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima
Jeyson Senen Sanabria Grupo de Observación de Aves del Tolima GOAT Bloque la María, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima

Keywords:

Cypseloides cherriei, Central Andes, Colombia, nocturnal foraging

Abstract

We report the first record of the Spot-fronted Swift (Cypseloides cherriei) for the Central Andes of Colombia at 1250 m in the outskirts of the city of Ibagué, Tolima. Additionally, we include measurements and data on stomach contents of the specimen. This individual was foraging for insects attracted to streetlights after dark, a behavior not previously recorded for the species.

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