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Latest revision as of 20:25, 30 August 2012
- Chaetura brachyura
Includes Tumbes Swift
Identification
10.5 cm
- Plumage is mostly black
- Pale rump and tail
- Long narrow wings
- Short tail
Sexes are similar
Distribution
Central and South America:
Central America: found only in Panama
Caribbean (West Indies): Lesser Antilles, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- C. b. brachyura:
- C. b. praevelox:
- Southern Lesser Antilles (Grenada, St. Vincent and Tobago)
- C. b. cinereocauda:
- North-central Brazil
- C. b. ocypetes: Tumbes Swift
ocypetes is sometimes accepted as full species, Tumbes Swift[2]
Habitat
Savanna, open woodland and farmland.
Behaviour
Breeding
The 5cm nest is formed from twigs and saliva and placed on a vertical surface. The clutch of 3-7 white eggs is incubated by both adults for 17-18 days. The youngsters leave the nest after about 14 days but cling to the wall near the nest for a further two weeks.
Diet
The diet includes flying insects, including winged ants and termites.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Short-tailed Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Short-tailed_Swift