Black Swift (Cypseloides niger) wildspecies.ca

Undetermined

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Black Swift

French common name:

Martinet sombre

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Black Swift	Martinet sombre
2005	Black Swift	Martinet sombre
2010	Black Swift	Martinet sombre
2015	Black Swift	Martinet sombre
2020	Black Swift	Martinet sombre

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Cypseloides niger	Apodidae	Apodiformes
2005	Cypseloides niger	Apodidae	Apodiformes
2010	Cypseloides niger	Apodidae	Apodiformes
2015	Cypseloides niger	Apodidae	Apodiformes
2020	Cypseloides niger	Apodidae	Apodiformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Unrankable
2005	Apparently Secure	Changed from or to ranks U, NR, NA.	Procedural change.
2010	Apparently Secure
2015	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.	Assessed by COSEWIC in May 2015 as endangered
2020	Imperiled

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - N2B,N2M
2020	Imperiled - N2B

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

British Columbia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Secure - 4
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Imperiled - S2S3B,S2S3M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

Alberta
2000	Undetermined - 5
2005	Undetermined - 5
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Quebec
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present