Sick's Swift - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by Rodrigo Conte
Brasilia, Brazil, January 2014

Chaetura meridionalis

Distribution

Breeds from eastern Bolivia south to northern Argentina and east to east central Brazil; partially migratory, wintering north to Panama, northern Colombia, northern Venezuela, and Suriname.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Formerly regarded as a subspecies of Ashy-tailed Swift.

Habitat

Forested lowland rivers.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Sick's Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sick%27s_Swift

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