Ashy-tailed Swift

Ashy-tailed Swift

Chaetura andrei

Vulnerable
翼開長
22.3 cm
体重
17.1 g
Apodidae
Caprimulgiformes

について

ベネズエラ・ギアナ・トリニダードの低地林に生息する小型アマツバメ(11〜12 cm)で、ブラジル南東部にも別集団が存在。灰褐色の腰と下尾筒を持つ暗い羽衣。棘状の尾先。空中で昆虫を捕食。

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼開長 22.3 cm 8.8 in
体重 17.1 g 0.60 oz

識別

羽毛

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

分布域

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.

保全状況

Vulnerable
IUCN Red List

鳴き声

さえずり

Dry rattling chatter with sharp staccato onset; brief bursts of clicking notes followed by descending hissing sound.

分類学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Caprimulgiformes (Nightjars & Swifts)
Apodidae (Swifts)
Genus Chaetura
Chaetura andrei

External Databases

よくある質問

What does the Ashy-tailed Swift eat?
Aerial insectivore foraging continuously in flight, taking tiny flies, beetles, and ballooning spiders.
Where does the Ashy-tailed Swift live?
Found in eastern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Partially migratory; moves north in austral winter. Lowland forest.
Is the Ashy-tailed Swift endangered?
The Ashy-tailed Swift has a conservation status of Vulnerable.
What does the Ashy-tailed Swift sound like?
Dry rattling chatter with sharp staccato onset; brief bursts of clicking notes followed by descending hissing sound.
How big is the Ashy-tailed Swift?
The Ashy-tailed Swift has a wingspan of 22.3 cm, weight of 17.1 g.
What order and family does the Ashy-tailed Swift belong to?
The Ashy-tailed Swift (Chaetura andrei) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.

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