Vaux's Swift (Chaetura vauxi) is a small swift native to North America and northern South America. It was named for the American scientist William Sansom Vaux.
Read more about Vaux's Swift: Description, Distribution and Habitat, Behaviour, Subspecies, Swifts At Chapman Elementary School
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