Sooty Swift
Cypseloides fumigatus
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A medium-sized swift (15-17 cm) found in subtropical and montane forests of southeastern Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. Sooty-brown plumage. Aerial insectivore, foraging over forested gorges and waterfalls. Nests behind waterfalls on wet rock faces.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Flügelspannweite | 29,0 cm | 11.4 in |
| Gewicht | 41,666666666666664 g | 1.47 oz |
Identifizierung
Gefieder
Uniformly dark sooty-brown plumage throughout; no contrasting pale markings anywhere; slightly paler brownish-grey on throat; large and uniform; South American species whose entirely dark coloration recalls blackish swiftlets but much larger.
Habitat & Range
Geografisches Verbreitungsgebiet
Found in the Guiana Shield and Amazon Basin in Brazil, Venezuela, and the Guianas. Nomadic; associated with rocky outcrops and waterfalls.
Diet & Feeding
Catches aerial plankton — tiny midges, gnats, and ballooning spiders — continuously during soaring flight.
Erhaltungsstatus
Verhalten & Brutverhalten
Gelegegröße
1
Lautgebung
Gesang
Soft twittering 'tsit-tsit'; thin, buzzy notes in flight; calls over Neotropical waterfalls and gorges; quiet, raspy trill; rarely as vocal as larger swift species
Taxonomie
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordnung | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Familie | Apodidae (Swifts) |
| Genus | Cypseloides |
| Arten | Cypseloides fumigatus |
Distribution
Sooty Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Apodidae family