Ashy-tailed Swift
Chaetura andrei
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<birdfyi-bird slug="chaetura-andrei"></birdfyi-bird>Acerca de
Vencejo de Andrei (Chaetura andrei), 11–12 cm. Plumaje gris parduzco oscuro; rabadilla gris más pálida. Cola muy corta. Habita en el noreste de América del Sur (Venezuela, Trinidad, Brasil). Gregario; forrajea en vuelo capturando insectos. Nidifica en huecos de árboles o chimeneas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 22,3 cm | 8.8 in |
| Peso | 17,1 g | 0.60 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Small; dark sooty-brown overall; distinctly pale ashy-grey rump and tail contrasting with dark body; underparts dark grey-brown; ashy rump and tail the defining feature separating it from other South American Chaetura swifts.
Habitat & Range
Distribución geográfica
Found in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Partially migratory; moves north in austral winter. Lowland forest.
Diet & Feeding
Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders.
Estado de conservación
Sonido
Canto
Dry rattling chatter with sharp staccato onset; brief bursts of clicking notes followed by descending hissing sound.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts) |
| Familia | Apodidae (Swifts) |
| Genus | Chaetura |
| Especies | Chaetura andrei |
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Apodidae family