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− | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Chaetura|Chaetura]] pelagica |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 12-15cm (4¾-6 in) | ||
+ | *Grey brown underparts | ||
+ | *Sooty-brown back | ||
+ | *Pale throat, cheeks and chin | ||
+ | *Short tail<br /> | ||
+ | Sexes alike | ||
+ | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Eastern [[North America]], wintering in Amazon Basin of [[South America]] ([[Brazil]] and [[Chile]]). | ||
+ | A rare vagrant to the [[British Isles]]. | ||
+ | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | [[Image:IMG 4271-1 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|NAL1212|NAL1212}}<br />Lake Michigan, [[USA]], May 2008]] | ||
+ | This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | A variety, including open areas. | ||
+ | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Breeding==== | ||
+ | They nest in chimneys building a saucer shaped nest from twigs glued together with saliva. The 3-7 white eggs are incubated by the female for 19-20 days. The young fledge a month later. | ||
+ | ====Diet==== | ||
+ | They hawk for flying insects. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Cornell Lab of Ornithology | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
− | + | {{GSearch|Chaetura+pelagica}} | |
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Chaetura]] |
Latest revision as of 23:56, 14 August 2020
- Chaetura pelagica
Identification
12-15cm (4¾-6 in)
- Grey brown underparts
- Sooty-brown back
- Pale throat, cheeks and chin
- Short tail
Sexes alike
Distribution
Eastern North America, wintering in Amazon Basin of South America (Brazil and Chile).
A rare vagrant to the British Isles.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
A variety, including open areas.
Behaviour
Breeding
They nest in chimneys building a saucer shaped nest from twigs glued together with saliva. The 3-7 white eggs are incubated by the female for 19-20 days. The young fledge a month later.
Diet
They hawk for flying insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chimney Swift. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chimney_Swift