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Costa Rican Swift

Chaetura fumosa

Least Concern
翼開長
21.2 cm
体重
18.2 g
Apodidae
Caprimulgiformes
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について

コスタリカ太平洋斜面とパナマ西部固有の小型アマツバメ(11 cm)。淡い灰色の腰帯を持つ暗い羽衣。棘状の尾。湿潤林の林冠上を飛翔する空中昆虫食性。詳細不明。

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼開長 21.2 cm 8.3 in
体重 18.2 g 0.64 oz

識別

羽毛

Small; uniformly dark sooty-brown with rump barely paler than dark back; underparts dark grey-brown; short spiny tail; Central American Pacific slope species; exceptionally dark and uniform compared to most Chaetura swifts.

Habitat & Range

分布域

Found along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest and forest edge below 1,000 m.

Diet & Feeding

Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial of all birds.

保全状況

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

鳴き声

さえずり

Thin, insect-like buzz alternating with soft clicks; delicate high trill delivered during swift wheeling flight over valleys.

分類学

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

Distribution

Costa Rican Swift has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded
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よくある質問

What does the Costa Rican Swift eat?
Entirely airborne feeder on tiny flies, gnats, and airborne arachnids; one of the most aerial of all birds.
Where does the Costa Rican Swift live?
Found along the Pacific slope of Costa Rica and Panama. Resident in lowland and foothill forest and forest edge below 1,000 m.
Is the Costa Rican Swift endangered?
The Costa Rican Swift has a conservation status of Least Concern.
What does the Costa Rican Swift sound like?
Thin, insect-like buzz alternating with soft clicks; delicate high trill delivered during swift wheeling flight over valleys.
How big is the Costa Rican Swift?
The Costa Rican Swift has a wingspan of 21.2 cm, weight of 18.2 g.
What order and family does the Costa Rican Swift belong to?
The Costa Rican Swift (Chaetura fumosa) belongs to the order Caprimulgiformes and the family Apodidae.

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